Drug trafficking
UK: 400kg of heroin found hidden under towels and bathrobes in a shipping container
Almost 400kg of heroin has been found hidden under towels and bathrobes in a shipping container in Felixstowe. Worth almost £40m on…
Man arrested on possession of heroin and items linked to drug trafficking
A 55-year-old man from Rabat, Gozo has been arrested by Drugs Squad Police in Gozo in connection with trafficking and possession of…
Watch: Italian drug trafficker, notorious for trafficking ‘poor quality cocaine’ to Malta and elsewhere, is arrested in Canary Islands
A drug trafficker wanted by the Italian authorities for his role in a transnational criminal organisation that trafficked notoriously “poor quality” cocaine…
£4 million worth of gold, linked to drug cartel seized in Heathrow airport
Gold worth around £4 million has been seized by the National Crime Agency as part of an international investigation into a suspected…
Photo Story: Spanish operation against ‘Narco-Speedboats’
A handout photo made available by Spanish Civil Guard on 11 July 2019 of the security forces' operation against a network of…
Man expected to be arraigned in court following drug discovery after car chase
A 28-year-old man from Valletta has been arrested by the Police Drug Squad, assisted by members of the Rapid Intervention Unit, following…
Shocking details on how drug trafficking operations were conducted revealed in court testimony in case against Jordan Azzopardi – Accused girlfriend arrested after being accused of attempts to silence witness
Alleged drug lord Jordan Azzopardi’s girlfriend was arrested in court today after dramatic testimony in which one of his ex-employees claimed she…
Over 10.7 tons of cocaine destroy by Panama police
An agent of the National Police of Panama spills gasoline on kilos of cocaine in a landfill in La Chorrera, Panama, 31…
Over half a billion Euros drugs seized in Europe since start of year. Police warn of tsunami of cocaine being supplied into Western Europe
In excess of €500m worth of drugs have been seized by European law enforcement agencies since the start of the year, reflecting…
€15-20 million worth of cannabis resin seized in the Mediterranean Sea in what the Guardia di Finanza link to a dangerous Maltese criminal organisation
Italian police agents seized over 10 tonnes of cannabis resin worth up to €20 million in a dramatic high-seas operation, police said…
1.2 tonnes of crystal meth disguised as tea from Myanmar seized in Malaysia
Malaysia has made its largest ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, officials said on Monday (May 28), finding nearly 1.2 tonnes of the…