Colombia has arrested a suspected British drug trafficker who they described as “invisible” because of his discreet lifestyle which allowed him to remain anonymous while operating as coordinator of a drug trafficking cartel. cocaine from this South American country to the United Kingdom, authorities announced Friday. Christopher Neil was arrested on Thursday in Medellin, in … Read more
Suspected drug trafficker wanted in international drug trafficking operation across the Belgian port of Antwerp was arrested, Dubai police announced on Monday. Othman El Ballouti, who was sanctioned by the United States last year, was arrested under an international arrest warrant issued by Belgian authorities. “El Ballouti was handed over to the Dubai Public Prosecutor’s … Read more
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine from a shipment of bananas at the country’s most important seaport. The drugs were found in a shipment from Guatemala that arrived at the port of Caucedo in Santo Domingo, the nation’s capital, said Carlos Devers, spokesman for the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Drug Agency. … Read more
Russia announced Friday that it had arrested suspected members of a Colombian group. cartel trying to smuggle tens of millions of dollars worth of cocaine into Europe. The suspects were caught loading 570 kilograms (1,250 pounds) of the illegal substance into a container intended for shipment to the European Union, according to Russia’s FSB security … Read more
Balkan police have arrested 11 suspected members of a criminal syndicate responsible for trafficking cocaine from South America to Europe, Croatia said on Wednesday, in its latest move to crack down on traffickers. Among those arrested was a suspect also wanted for his alleged membership of the famous “Pink Panthers“Jewelry robbery gang. The arrests took … Read more