A family holiday in northern France was disrupted earlier this week after their teenage son found a huge package of cocaine washed up on the shoreline. The family were enjoying the last days of the summer break by going to the beach in Ambleteuse (Pas-de-Calais), when their son spotted something in the water, close to […]

The largest drug bust of the current government recently occurred when the Mexican Navy seized 5.6 tonnes of suspected cocaine and arrested 15 people after a high-speed chase off the coast of Colima. A video released by the navy shows go-fast boats speeding across the water before the suspected smugglers were detained. A navy helicopter tracks the […]

Antwerp’s status as a key entry point for cocaine being smuggled into Europe spurred authorities to enforce tougher controls. However, this has induced smugglers to find alternative routes, including via Belgium’s other ports. A large share of cocaine that enters Europe comes through the port of Antwerp-Bruges. Large seizures and increased safety risks saw checks being stepped up and significant investments being […]

The Glasgow Times Jamie ‘Iceman’ Stevenson has admitted masterminding a worldwide multi-million pound drug cartel. Stevenson dramatically entered guilty pleas on day five of the trial at the High Court in Glasgow. It came two years after he was arrested while out jogging in the Netherlands following a massive manhunt to capture the 59-year-old and bring him […]

The case involving a child’s backpack filled with cocaine is going to a grand jury. An attorney for Tierra Hill gave up her right to a preliminary hearing today. Mobile County sheriff’s deputies say her 3-year-old child had a bookbag with cocaine when they raided her home in March. Hill’s lawyer says it’s unlikely this case will […]

The French Navy vessel La Confiance seized over 10.5 tons of cocaine after interdicting a fishing vessel off the coast of Martinique. A Forces Armées Aux Antilles Facebook page release said the interdiction occurred between August 14 and 15. The release described the cocaine seizure as one of the largest by the French Navy and its […]