Coca production in Colombia rose to levels not seen in nearly two decades last year, according to the United Nations. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that... read more →
A new report from the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed that violent Albanian criminal groups are exerting considerable control over the drug trafficking market in Britain. In its... read more →
A woman has been arrested at an airport in China after attempting to smuggle suitcases made of cocaine through customs. In one of the most inventive methods devised by traffickers... read more →
An international drugs gang kingpin has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of smuggling huge amounts of high-purity cocaine and cash between Wales and Ibiza. Nicholas Strange,... read more →
Spanish authorities have seized almost eight metric tonnes of cocaine from two South American boats. In one of the largest drugs bust in the country’s history, Spanish customs officers cooperated... read more →
A fugitive British drug trafficking kingpin has been arrested in Thailand after managing to stay on the run for nearly three years. Jonathon “Mr Big” Moorby fled to Thailand in... read more →
Three men have been jailed for a total of 42 years after being convicted of attempting to smuggle cocaine worth almost €100 million into the UK. Ringleader Michael McDermott, 68,... read more →
Police in Spain have arrested two men after customs officers discovered 17kgs of cocaine concealed inside fake bananas. The drugs were packed in 57 hollow banana skins made out of... read more →
Three men have been found guilty of taking part in one of Britain's largest-ever cocaine smuggling operations. The men were on a boat that was boarded by National Crime Agency... read more →
Holdalls containing cocaine with an estimated street value of €58.67 million have washed up on beaches in the British county of Norfolk, police have said. Officers from the National Crime... read more →
