COCAINE

Cocaine smuggling foiled at Uruguay airport

Published on: December 24, 2023
09:03

Montevideo, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan police reportedly foiled today a cocaine smuggling at Carrasco International Airport. A 20-year-old Uruguayan citizen, who was bound for Madrid, was arrested.

Spain seizes 530 kilos of cocaine from Dom Rep

Published on: December 5, 2023
10:45

Madrid, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) Spain has seized 530 kilos of cocaine coming from the Dominican Republic in a joint operation by agents of the Civil Guard and Customs Surveillance officials of the Tax Agency. According to reports, the authorities intercepted the drug that was being carried hidden in a shipment of avocados.

Dominica seizes cocaine valued at nearly three million dollars

Published on: November 7, 2023
10:46

Roseau, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) The Police of Dominica seized several packages of cocaine valued at almost three million dollars in the locality of Petite Soufriere, on the East coast of the country, a news media reported today.

Costa Rica seizes 500 kg of cocaine

Published on: October 20, 2023
17:12

San José, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Security authorities in Costa Rica on Friday managed to seize 500 kg of cocaine, stashed away in a container in Moín, one of the main ports in the Caribbean province of Limón.

Drug trafficking aborted at Uruguay’s airport

Published on: August 7, 2023
07:25

Montevideo, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan authorities aborted a drug trafficking operation at the international airport of Carrasco, sources from the Ministry of the Interior confirmed.

Paraguayan responsibility confirmed for drug seized in Germany

Published on: July 18, 2023
13:22

Asuncion, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) The local information agency reports today that Paraguay's National Customs Directorate (DNA) confirmed during an investigation involving 10 tons of cocaine seized in Germany, an omission during the scanning of the container that transported them.

Secret Service confirms substance found in White House was cocaine

Published on: July 5, 2023
16:46

Washington, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) Subsequent testing confirmed that a powdery substance discovered by the Secret Service at the White House on Sunday was cocaine, a law enforcement official said Wednesday, as questions linger about how the drug got into the building.

Uruguay police seize nearly 100 kg of cocaine

Published on: June 19, 2023
17:40

Montevideo, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Almost 100 kg of cocaine were seized by the Uruguayan police department at a property in Colonia Nicolich, a town close t the capital and in the department of Canelones.

Cuba dismantles drug trafficking operation

Published on: April 23, 2023
08:55

Havana, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities have reportedly dismantled an organized group that smuggled drugs into the country.

CBP, FURA arrested 18 migrants, seizes 456 kg of cocaine in P. Rico

Published on: March 17, 2023
18:02

San Juan, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operational components and the Puerto Rico Police Department FURA arrested from Wednesday to Thursday morning 18 non-citizens of the Dominican Republic and seized 1,006 pounds (456.2 kilograms) of cocaine, in the two separate incidents in Cabo Rojo and Toa Baja. The estimated value of the seized cocaine is .5 million.

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