Tag: counter-narcotics
French helicopter carrier seizes EUR150M worth of cocaine off Sierra Leone
A French Navy helicopter carrier has intercepted 4.6 tons of cocaine in an operation off the coast of Sierra Leone.
Royal Navy frigate nabs $45M worth of meth in the Middle...
A Royal Navy frigate has seized 870 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine worth an estimated $45 million from a fishing vessel in the...
US Navy seizes 385 kilos of heroin in Arabian Sea
Two US Navy ships intercepted 385 kilograms of heroin worth approximately $4 million from a stateless fishing vessel on December 27.
Ecuadorian Navy tall ship interdicts drug-laden low-profile vessel
The Ecuadorian Navy sail training ship BAE Guayas has intercepted a drug-smuggling vessel in Ecuadorian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) waters in the...
US Air Force deploying surveillance fleet to Curaçao in support of...
Approximately 200 airmen will support detection and monitoring missions to disrupt narcotics traffickers.
US destroyer seizes $40m worth of cocaine from low-profile narco boat
US Navy destroyer USS Preble has seized 100 bales of suspected cocaine worth over $40 million from a drug-trafficking low-profile go-fast vessel...
Australian frigate seizes 3 tons of heroin, hashish in Middle East
This is the first drug interdiction by the frigate since it arrived in the Middle East over a month ago.
