Vietnam seizes 7 tonnes ivory in largest wildlife smuggling case in years
Source: Reuters FILE PHOTO: Ivory tusks are displayed after being seized by security forces at the port of Lome and set to be shipped to...
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WCO ESA RILO
- Jan 31
Cocaine Trade Grows in East and Southern Africa
Source: Insightcrome.org As global cocaine markets continue to expand, a new investigation suggests countries across east and southern...
WCO ESA RILO
- Jan 5
South African arrested at Namibian airport for allegedly smuggling cocaine from Brazil
Source: News24 A 44-year-old South African stands accused of smuggling cocaine into Namibia from Brazil. Michael Mpangala appeared in the...
WCO ESA RILO
- Dec 19, 2022
Liberia seizes $100 million of cocaine
Source: The Citizen By AFP Agence France-Presse is an international news Liberian authorities on Monday said they had seized some $100...
WCO ESA RILO
- Dec 19, 2022
Someone in SA hid about R75 million worth of cocaine in oranges, and shipped it to the UK
Compiled by Phillip de Wet Source: Business Insider SA Cocaine shipped from South Africa, hidden under oranges, has been seized by police...
Daily Mail UK
- Aug 25, 2022
'Serious player' in Australia's criminal underbelly is arrested over $80m drug trafficking syndicate
Source: Daily Mail UK International fugitive arrested in South Australia over $80million drug syndicate The 47-year-old is the alleged...
Freight News
- Aug 25, 2022
700-kg cocaine stash seized on Maersk ship
Source: Freight News Australian police are seeking information about a criminal syndicate responsible for a 700-kilogram cocaine stash...
Freight News
- Aug 25, 2022
Seizure of underwater ‘narco-drones’ raises policing concerns
Source: Freight News Spanish police authorities seized autonomous underwater vehicles, each capable of transporting around 200 kilograms...
Daily Maverick
- Aug 25, 2022
Arrest of seven South African tourists in Nepal heroin bust sparks international probe
Source: Daily Maverick Drug packages were traced to planes arriving in Nepal, allegedly carried by SA passengers aboard flights, and were...
ABC News Australia
- Aug 25, 2022
International organised crime leader has been arrested at Yorke Peninsula, police say
Source: ABC News Australia The alleged leader of an international organised crime syndicate operating using the ANOM app has been...
Freight News
- Aug 25, 2022
Drug smugglers get innovative
Source: Freight News As port authorities tighten the screws on drug smugglers, with more and more quantities of cocaine being seized in...
WCO OMD
- Aug 25, 2022
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Source: WCO OMD On 26 June every year, the World Customs Organization (WCO) joins the international community to mark the United Nations’...
WCO ESA RILO
- Apr 27, 2022
R1.7million worth of cigarettes seized in South Africa by SAPS on 25 April 2022
File Photo: SAPoliceServices Source: https://www.herald.co.zw/sa-cops-seize-r17million-cigarettes-contraband/ Beitbridge Bureau Limpopo...
WCO ESA RILO
- Jun 22, 2021
355 Master cases of cigarettes confiscated by SAPS in South Africa.
Pictures by SAPS Media Statement by South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner North West POTCHEFSTROOM - In a...
WCO ESA RILO
- Apr 20, 2021
Truck driver caught smuggling cigarettes worth more than R1m in Springs
File photo By: Iavan Pijoos Journalist A truck driver from Zimbabwe was arrested for smuggling illicit cigarettes worth more than R1m in...
WCO ESA RILO
- Apr 20, 2021
Cocaine dealers nabbed at RGM International Airport
File photo BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A BRAZILIAN national and her local accomplices have been arrested for illegal possession of 230 grammes...
WCO ESA RILO
- Mar 1, 2021
Smugglers declare groceries as fertilizer
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Security officials working with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) anti-smuggling unit in Beitbridge...
WCO ESA RILO
- Feb 19, 2021
ZRA INTERCEPTS NINE TRUCKS
February 13, 2021 By Yamiko Banda The Zambia Revenue Authority -ZRA- has intercepted nine trucks for suspected conspiracy to defraud the...
WCO ESA RILO
- Dec 31, 2020
Ford Ranger stolen in Sandton discovered under piles of brooms on truck at Mozambique border
Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/watch-ford-ranger-stolen-in-sandton-discovered-under-piles-of-brooms-on-truck-at-m...
WCO ESA RILO
- Oct 21, 2020
COVID-19 Control Measures in SADC – Striking a balance between control and Trade Facilitation
Photo credit: Jan Hoffmann By Innocent Muranganwa 12 Oct 2020 The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have not spared the Southern African...
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