All cargo on arrested MSC Gayane now back en route – except the cocaine

MSC has sort to ease the fears of shippers with cargo aboard a vessel arrested by US authorities this week. The MSC Gayane was impounded by US Customs on 17 June ...

Jul 10, 2019• Comments•

Cocaine Headlines

News / Cocaine seizures nearly halve at Rotterdam – smugglers finding new ways?

Stepped-up law enforcement in north European ports appears to be having an effect, with Dutch ...

Belgium Cocaine illegal supply chain Port of Rotterdam

Jan 27, 2025• Comments•

News / Europol takes down crime gang that trafficked 35 tonnes of cocaine in containers

EU law enforcement agency Europol, alongside customs and police in Germany, is claiming to have ...

Cocaine European Union Europol Port of Antwerp-Bruges Port of Hamburg Port of Rotterdam

Jun 18, 2024• Comments•

News / Hong Kong Customs team uncover $63m cocaine smuggling bid

Hong Kong Customs has uncovered a bid to smuggle $63m of liquid cocaine into the ...

Cocaine Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department Kwai Chung Container Terminal

Jan 18, 2024• Comments•

News / Customs teams forced to step up war against drug smugglers

Border forces around the world are warning that despite making more drugs finds at container ...

Antwerp Belgium Cocaine Customs and Border Protection Drugs Narcotics Netherlands Port of Antwerp Port of Antwerp-Bruges Port of Rotterdam Rotterdam US

Nov 17, 2023• Comments•

News / HK police warn logistics players after $4.5m of cocaine is found in containers

Organised crime gangs smuggling drugs into Hong Kong often use logistics move hidden goods, so ...

Cocaine Drugs Hong Kong The Narcotics Bureau Yuen Long District

Nov 3, 2023• Comments•

COMPANY NOTICES

Drug smugglers going bananas again

Spanish police have intercepted 9.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a container of bananas at ...

Cocaine Drug bust Ecuador Port of Algeciras Spain

Aug 25, 2023• Comments•

$650m of cocaine found among bananas on Maersk box ship

Dutch customs landed its biggest-ever drugs bust at the port of Rotterdam last week, seizing ...

Cocaine Maersk MSC

Aug 17, 2023• Comments•

News / Australia cracks down on cocaine smuggling, with 100 companies in its sights

Operation Jardena, the Australian Border Force (ABF) anti-drugs programme, is now monitoring 1,000 individuals and ...

Australia Australian Freight and Trade Alliance Cocaine Smuggling

Aug 7, 2023• Comments•

Recommends / How the ‘cocaine-collectors’ retrieve smuggled drugs in Rotterdam

Claims that the Dutch container gateway of Rotterdam has become a hub for European imports ...

Cocaine In the dock Port of Rotterdam Smugglers' den?

Dec 7, 2021• Comments•

Recommends / Distinguishing rice from wrong: lessons from a Hamburg cocaine bust

South American drug cartels using containers to ship their goods into consumer markets has been ...

Cocaine Hamburg Smugglers' den? South America-Europe

Feb 17, 2021• Comments•

Topics

arrest Cocaine In the dock MSC Philadelphia Belgium illegal supply chain Port of Rotterdam European Union Europol Port of Antwerp-Bruges Port of Hamburg Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department Kwai Chung Container Terminal Antwerp Customs and Border Protection Drugs Narcotics Netherlands Port of Antwerp Rotterdam US Hong Kong The Narcotics Bureau Yuen Long District Drug bust Ecuador Port of Algeciras Spain Maersk Australia Australian Freight and Trade Alliance Smuggling Smugglers' den? Hamburg South America-Europe Port of Philadelphia MSC Desiree

All cargo on arrested MSC Gayane now back en route – except the cocaine

Cocaine Headlines

News / Cocaine seizures nearly halve at Rotterdam – smugglers finding new ways?

News / Europol takes down crime gang that trafficked 35 tonnes of cocaine in containers

News / Hong Kong Customs team uncover $63m cocaine smuggling bid

News / Customs teams forced to step up war against drug smugglers

News / HK police warn logistics players after $4.5m of cocaine is found in containers

COMPANY NOTICES

Drug smugglers going bananas again

$650m of cocaine found among bananas on Maersk box ship

News / Australia cracks down on cocaine smuggling, with 100 companies in its sights

Recommends / How the ‘cocaine-collectors’ retrieve smuggled drugs in Rotterdam

Recommends / Distinguishing rice from wrong: lessons from a Hamburg cocaine bust

Most read news

Recommends / MSC forks out $50m to get cocaine-bust ship trading again

Recommends / Federal agents seize cargo ship linked to massive cocaine bust in Philadelphia

Recommends / $1bn worth of smuggled cocaine found on MSC ship

Topics

All cargo on arrested MSC Gayane now back en route – except the cocaine

Cocaine Headlines

News / Cocaine seizures nearly halve at Rotterdam – smugglers finding new ways?

News / Europol takes down crime gang that trafficked 35 tonnes of cocaine in containers

News / Hong Kong Customs team uncover $63m cocaine smuggling bid

News / Customs teams forced to step up war against drug smugglers

News / HK police warn logistics players after $4.5m of cocaine is found in containers

COMPANY NOTICES

Drug smugglers going bananas again

$650m of cocaine found among bananas on Maersk box ship

News / Australia cracks down on cocaine smuggling, with 100 companies in its sights

Recommends / How the ‘cocaine-collectors’ retrieve smuggled drugs in Rotterdam

Recommends / Distinguishing rice from wrong: lessons from a Hamburg cocaine bust

Most read news

Recommends / MSC forks out $50m to get cocaine-bust ship trading again

Recommends / Federal agents seize cargo ship linked to massive cocaine bust in Philadelphia

Recommends / $1bn worth of smuggled cocaine found on MSC ship

Topics

Contact Us

The Loadstar editorial enquiries

Loadstar Premium editorial enquiries

Business and advertising enquiries

Premium subscription enquiries

General enquiries