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High risk routes for drug smuggling

North informs that recent incidents of criminals using cargo ships to smuggle narcotics have highlighted specific routes that are being targeted by smugglers. Namely, one route is Barranquilla to Altamira, as there has been a notable increase in the finding of cocaine on vessels trading from Colombia to Mexico. In most of the cases, bulk carriers have been targeted. The drugs, in the form of packaged cocaine were buried within the cargo and were only discovered during discharge operations.

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Petition to release captain arrested in Mexico

The Secretary General of InterManager, Captain Kuba Szymanski, is calling everyone to sign a petition concerning the release of Captain Andrzej Lasota, who was arrested by Mexican authorities on Monday, August 5.  Captain Andrzej Lasota was arrested for allegedly being unaware of the ship carrying prohibited substances to Mexico, placing the lives and health of the country's citizens at risk.

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Mexico to add four new terminals at Port of Manzanillo

Mexico is considering to upgrade the Port of Manzanillo with four new terminals. The Mexican government expects to collect about USD 1.2 billion from public and private entities, in order to fund the expansion project. The new terminals will feature a specialized container facility, which will have the capacity to handle 1.75 million TEUs per year, one for agricultural bulk, another for mineral bulk and a specialized facility for hydrocarbons.

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