Tag: smuggling

On the 13 of May 2022, the 46th Meeting of the Facilitation Committee (FAL46) of the IMO adopted new ‘Guidelines for the Prevention and Suppression of the Smuggling of Wildlife on Ships Engaged in International Maritime Traffic’.

Colombia appears to be the largest producer of cocaine in the world, supplying the most cocaine to North American and Europe by sea transport.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign vessel smuggling fuel in the Persian Gulf and arrested its crew members.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that they seized a vessel in Gulf waters loaded with 250,000 liters of smuggled fuel.

Stable Seas published its latest report on the risk of maritime radiological and nuclear trafficking by small, traditional and unregistered vessels.

The UK Club's local correspondents in Columbia, A&A Multiprime, have issued their latest updated report on drug smuggling in Colombian ports.

Standard's Club correspondents in Nigeria advise that there have been several ships arrested there following findings of drugs during discharge operations.

It is known that COVID-19 has caused disruptions in global supply chains. As a result, cocaine smuggling has thrived with the increased use of commercial shipping, Skuld explained.

Maritime smuggling events in Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties increased significantly this summer reaching record levels.

Data by Brazilian police and customs authorities indicate a substantial increase in the number of occurrences and the amounts of cocaine interdicted in port facilities and aboard vessels, a new publication reveals.