Illegal Drugs & Smuggling
The transport of illegal drugs through European ports and the measures taken by port authorities, national governments and international organisations to counter the efforts of smugglers. This includes news about the European Union and Europol, and illegal drug discoveries in docked ships and ports.
Senior customs official arrested for drugs smuggling in Malaga port
Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – A senior customs official in Malaga port on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean Sea has been...
Algeciras joins the new European Ports Alliance
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – The Spanish port of Algeciras has joins the new European Ports Alliance Public Private Partnership in...
European Union launches European Ports Alliance
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – The Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Member States, ports authorities,...
EU to fight drugs in ports – Antwerp in focus
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – To combat the tsunami of drugs flooding European ports, on January 24 senior representatives from some 20...
Luxury cars seized by police in Port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro appears to be a focal in the smuggling operation of luxury cars from Canada...
Ecuadorean cocaine goes to smaller European ports
Guayaquil, Ecuador (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – As cartels and crime syndicates flock to Ecuador for cocaine trade profits, its murder rate has...
Libera published report on crime and Italian ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – The Libera organization has published a report on the relationship between crime and ports in Italy in...
57 kg of cocaine found hidden in pineapples in Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The authorities in the port of Algeciras have seized 57 kilograms of cocaine that was hidden among...
Update: Seven tons of cocaine arrives via Port of Vigo – Valencia also
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – In an update to the article Seven tons of cocaine arrives via Port of Vigo, Spain, December 8, 2023,...
Seven tons of cocaine arrives via Port of Vigo, Spain
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – The four people were arrested last Tuesday after the discovery of a 7.2-ton stash of cocaine in a frozen...
Authorities seize 720 kilos of cocaine in Port of Málaga
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – At the end of October, eight people were arrested in an operation that resulted in the seizure of 720...
Fundación Valenciaport starts work on the METEOR project
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – Fundación Valenciaport has started work on the METEOR project, an initiative that seeks to increase...
European Commission factsheet highlights drug trafficking issues
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – This week, the European Commission (EC) published its Communication on the EU Roadmap to Fight Drug...
Police find 60 kg of cocaine in Port of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – Following a month-long operation, police in Piraeus have discovered 60 kg of cocaine. The police believe...
Update: European ports are flooded with drugs – How the EC will fight this
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – The European Commission (EC) announced its hotly anticipated action plan to combat drug trafficking in the...
Captagon drug via ports of Beirut, Latakia and Tripoli
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – The Syrian regime and Lebanese Hezbollah have adeptly woven the production, promotion, and smuggling of...