Cocaine

2023 - 2 - 9

Huge haul of cocaine floating at sea seized (CNN)

More than 3 tons of cocaine floating in the ocean have been seized by authorities in New Zealand in one of the country's single biggest drugs busts.

While this disrupts the syndicate’s operations, we remain vigilant given the lengths we know these groups will go to circumvent coming to law enforcement’s attention.” Among them is a shot of the mass of packages, buoyed by numerous floatation devices. Bill Perry, New Zealand Customs Service acting controller, added: “It is a huge illustration of what lengths organized crime will go to with their global drug trafficking operations and shows that we are not exempt from major organized criminal drug smuggling efforts in this part of the world.” “This is one of the single biggest seizures of illegal drugs by authorities in this country. Coster said in the news release: “There is no doubt this discovery lands a major financial blow right from the South American producers through to the distributors of this product. “We believe there was enough cocaine to service the Australian market for about one year and this would be more than New Zealand would use in 30 years,” police commissioner Andrew Coster said, reports

Over 800 Kilos of Cocaine Seized in Senegalese Waters (OCCRP)

The fishing boat had received the drugs from a larger ship in the open waters. This is a common method narco groups use: large ships carry the drugs across the ...

This is a common method narco groups use: large ships carry the drugs across the ocean and then transfer the cargo to smaller vessels that bring it on shore. A total of 805 kilos of cocaine were found on the boat. [Spanish National Police](https://www.policia.es/_es/comunicacion_prensa_detalle.php?ID=15302) said that an international investigation resulted in the detention of seven people who were caught transporting more than 800 kilograms of cocaine aboard a Gambian fishing boat in Senegalese waters.

3.5 tons of cocaine worth over $300 million discovered floating in the ... (Yahoo News)

Authorities in New Zealand announced that they had intercepted a 3½-ton shipment of cocaine afloat in a remote swath of the Pacific Ocean.

Chilliwack cocaine trafficker pleads guilty 9 years after arrest (Hope Standard)

Mathew Thiessen scheduled for sentencing in August; co-accused Clayton Eheler still to be retried.

The bill amends the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to, among other things, “repeal certain mandatory minimum penalties, allow for a greater use of conditional sentences and establish diversion measures for simple drug possession offences.” Those convictions, however, were overturned on appeal due to a long delay in the sentencing judge releasing his written reasons for rejecting a charter application. Mathew Thiessen pleaded guilty to one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking on Jan.

Millions worth of cocaine found after search of Vaughan storage ... (Globalnews.ca)

In January 2023, a search warrant was executed at a storage locker in Vaughan and a residence in Richmond Hill.

Investigators have charged 30-year-old Alisha Kokko and 39-year-old William Phung. During the searches, police said officers found cocaine with a street value of $8.9 million. [Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists](https://globalnews.ca/news/9474534/solar-polar-vortex-sun-flare/)

New Zealand police find $316 million worth of cocaine in Pacific ... (WATN - Local 24)

New Zealand Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said the cocaine had been dropped at a floating transit point in 81 bales before it was intercepted by the ...

York Region drug bust: $8.9 million worth of cocaine seized (CP24 Toronto's Breaking News)

York Regional Police (YRP) have arrested two Richmond Hill residents and seized almost $9 million worth of cocaine following a drug trafficking ...

(YRP via YouTube) Officers seized $8.9 million worth of cocaine, $260,000 in cash and $100,000 in luxury clothing. York Regional Police (YRP) seized $8.9 million worth of cocaine, $260,000 in cash and $100,000 in luxury clothing.

Deputies find massive amounts of cocaine, fentanyl, meth and more ... (WSB Atlanta)

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. — Two people are facing drug and gun charges in north Georgia after deputies found massive amounts of drugs. Lumpkin County deputies say ...

- 27 grams of fentanyl - 144 grams of cocaine - 274 grams of methamphetamine

Why on Earth is Cocaine Shark trending on Twitter? (DailyO)

In the largest drug bust in New Zealand's history, authorities have seized more than three tonnes of cocaine that was wrapped into 81 bales and cached at a ...

The chief medical examiner from the Georgia State Crime Lab, Dr Kenneth Alonso, stated that its stomach was "literally packed to the brim with cocaine". A Universal Pictures-sanctioned dramatisation of events will star Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and the late actor Ray Liotta’s final on-screen role. For a few brief moments of coke-fuelled ecstasy, the 75-pound bear was probably the apex predator on the planet, having consumed over 34 kilos of cocaine before dropping dead. Former American narcotics officer and Kentucky-based drug smuggler, Andrew C Thornton II, was trafficking cocaine from Colombia into the United States when he was forced to ditch his powdery cargo into the wilderness. The cocaine, which came from South America and was bound for Australia, weighed 3.2 metric tonnes, or 3.5 tonnes in the US. However, the news is trending for very different reasons.

Video of $9M in cocaine seized by York police after raids in ... (Toronto Star)

Also recovered by investigators was $260000 in cash and $100000 in luxury clothing during the investigation.

Video released by police showcased the $8.9 million in cocaine, $260,000 in cash and $100,000 in luxury clothing that were seized during the investigation. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW [Skip Advertisement]

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