Tag: drug smuggling
Cabinda to Cape Town: how crime-proof are Africa’s Atlantic shores?
With all eyes on pirates and politics in the Gulf of Guinea and the Indian Ocean, who is keeping an eye on Africa’s South...
EU-Seychelles accord could slow Indian Ocean drug trade
In October 2023, Seychelles and the European Union (EU) agreed to allow the EU Naval Force to transfer suspected drugs and weapons traffickers in...
US Naval Forces Africa bolster East African maritime security through Ex...
The Indian Ocean is used by many illegal networks involved in drug smuggling, trafficking of illicit goods, illegal fishing, piracy and human trafficking. There...
Australian navy seizes heroin worth $158 mln near east Africa
An Australian Navy warship patrolling Indian Ocean waters seized heroin worth $158 million near east Africa this week, a navy official said...
Five plead guilty after cocaine ship is seized in Ghana waters
Four citizens of Guyana and one Ghanaian pleaded guilty on Friday to charges related to the seizure of a ship carrying tens...
Cocaine trafficking from the Andes to Europe: lessons for Africa –...
In 2004 the United Nations (UN) sounded alarm bells when it discovered that about 50 tons of cocaine a year from the...
al Qaeda guards Sahara drug smugglers: Algeria
Algerian security forces have clashed repeatedly with al Qaeda rebels providing armed security escorts for drug smugglers in the Sahara desert, a...
