Montenegro Cracks Down on Transnational Cocaine Ring, Indicts Five
Montenegro has indicted five more suspects in Operation “General,” a transnational cocaine-smuggling network targeting South...
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Son of Palau Senate Leader Caught up in Fiji Drug Sweep
Lagomarsino Baules, the son of a pro-China Palauan senator, was arrested in Fiji during a major anti-drug operation amid...
Leaked Emails Reveal ‘Air Bridge’ of Drug Flights from Venezuela to Belize
A former U.S. official told OCCRP that drug flights from Venezuela often re-routed to Belize when traffickers became...
Record Cocaine Bust in Russia Highlights New Trafficking Route From Ecuador
Russian officials found 1,500 bricks of cocaine concealed in bananas shipped from Ecuador. An intelligence report describes...
Interpol-led Operation Seizes Record $6.5B Drug Haul
The operation spanned 18 countries across Asia and North America, with authorities reportedly seizing fentanyl in quantities...
UK Jails Suspected Ringleaders in Cocaine Yacht and Cannabis Smuggling Plot
U.K. authorities jails suspected ringleaders who plotted to sail 600 kilos of cocaine across the Atlantic before turning to...
Three Men Detained After Vanuatu’s Largest Cocaine Haul Since 2013
Authorities say two Turkish nationals and a Chinese citizen were detained after police intercepted a yacht carrying nearly...
Mexico Sends 26 Cartel Suspects to U.S., Calling Move a ‘Sovereign Decision’
Mexico extradited 26 alleged members of the CJNG and Sinaloa cartels to the United States, with President Claudia Sheinbaum...