‘Narco sub’ route smashed in 62 country sting
Captain Manuel Rodríguez, director of the Colombian navy’s anti-narcotics unit, has delivered what could be the press statement of...
Drug smuggling at sea
Read the latest news about drugs like cocaine being found at sea including recreational boaters picking up stashes and / or navies around the world carrying out drug busts. See how much each drug haul is worth and the types of drugs being smuggled on containers, narco-submarines and more.
Watch: Drug smugglers foiled in exciting boat battle
Two men who tried to swim away from the UK’s Border Force, after an epic (but short) boat chase,...
Cocaine found in sharks off Brazilian Coast, scientific study reveals
The first-of-its-kind study by Brazilian scientists has uncovered an alarming connection between human drug consumption and marine life contamination....
Video: Drug suspects scuttle submersible after being intercepted off Spain
Spain’s customs agency has intercepted a suspected drugs ‘narco-submarine’ in the Atlantic, arresting four suspects who deliberately sank their...
Recreational boaters find cocaine worth $1 million, decorated with Bald Eagle
Recreational boaters in Florida Keys have hauled in $1 million worth of cocaine after finding it about about seven...
Royal Marines snipers shoot out smugglers’ engines in £60m drug bust
It’s being described as a ‘juddering halt’. That’s the moment drug smugglers’ engines were taken out by commando snipers...
Video: Drug smugglers filmed diving off container ship with cocaine bales
Police in Spain have released footage of the recent arrest of two smugglers who jumped from the stern of...
Portsmouth-based Navy warship seizes £10m of drugs in double bust
A Royal Navy warship has seized more than £10m of narcotics and assisted a merchant vessel in three separate...
New Zealand discovers $500m of ‘Batman’ cocaine floating in Pacific Ocean
New Zealand’s navy has intercepted a record-breaking haul of cocaine floating in international waters in the Pacific Ocean. The...
Captain on cargo ship arrested after $128m cocaine haul
A cargo ship captain, dubbed Captain Coke, has been charged after allegedly smuggling $128m worth of cocaine into Western...
Royal Navy records heaviest drug haul in a decade
Royal Navy sailors have captured £6.5m worth of drugs after stopping a vessel in the Gulf of Oman. HMS...
