Archives quotidiennes : 27 juin 2021

MAROC 🇲🇦 (Guelmin) : saisie de plus d’une tonne de résine de cannabis, quatre individus interpellés

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Dans un communiqué, la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN) indique que les perquisitions effectuées suite à l’interpellation des quatre suspects ont permis de localiser une cargaison de drogue composée de 40 ballots de résine de cannabis, d’une quantité totale de 1,036 tonne, enfouie sous le sable au niveau de la zone de Touflit, relevant la commune Fask, à environ 45 km à l’est de Guelmim.

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MAROC 🇲🇦 (Nador) : saisie avant embarquement de 1259 kilos de haschich

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1259 kilos de résine de cannabis ont été saisis dans un véhicule utilitaire qui s’apprêtait à embarquer vers l’étranger. La cargaison était dissimulée à l’intérieur d’une voiture, précise la DGSN, ajoutant que l’homme est un Français d’origine marocaine.

Âgé de 37 ans, il a été placé en garde à vue pour les besoins de l’enquête.

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UK 🇬🇧 (NCA) : three arrests in London in connection with half-tonne Australian cocaine haul shipped from Heathrow

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Three people have been arrested by the National Crime Agency as part of a major international investigation into the exportation of cocaine from the UK to Australia.

A woman aged 56 and a man aged 32 were detained by NCA officers at an address in Hanwell, west London on Monday 21 June. Meanwhile at the same time a 31-year-old woman was arrested at a location in Hounslow.

All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to export class A drugs, fraud and breaches of the Aviation Security Act.

At the address in Hanwell gold bullion thought to be worth in excess of £250,000 was also seized, along with keys to a safety deposit box containing £60,000 in cash.

The trio were questioned and released under investigation the next day.

The arrests followed a seizure of around 500 kilos of cocaine at Sydney Airport on 15 May.

Australian Border Force officers found the drugs concealed in a consignment described as ‘lift and tailgate parts’ which had been shipped from Heathrow using a UK freight agent.

They estimate the drugs would have had a potential street value of around £84 million.

New South Wales Police Force Organised Crime Squad detectives subsequently arrested three people in connection with their investigation into the importation on 18 May.

NCA investigators have been able to identify a number of other similar shipments made from the UK to Australia using a similar method. These are now under investigation.

NCA Branch Commander Andy Noyes said: “Our investigation is looking at a sophisticated network of criminals able to smuggle large quantities of class A drugs across the globe via air freight.

“Some of those involved appeared to have insider knowledge of freight systems which they exploited. Protecting the safety and security of the UK is a priority for us.

“Working through our overseas network with our partners in Australia and at home in the UK we are determined to do all we can to track down those involved, and our investigation will continue.”

Mark Bishop, Head of Asia Pacific region for NCA International, added: “I’m grateful for the continued cooperation and support of Australian Border Force and the New South Wales Police Force on this investigation.

“This partnership is vital to tackle international serious and organised crime affecting both our countries.”

24 June 2021 

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UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 (NCA) : five Brits arrested after a tonne of cocaine seized from sailing yacht

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Five British men have been arrested after a tonne of cocaine was discovered on a yacht sailing from the Caribbean to Europe.

Image showing seized cocaine from sailing yacht.Three crew members – aged 46, 70 and 29 – were arrested when their vessel SY Windwhisper was interdicted in the mid-Atlantic by the Spanish Customs Service on the 13 June 2021, as part of a joint investigation between the National Crime Agency and the Spanish National Police.

Two other men linked to the vessel – aged 38 and 41 – were also arrested by Spanish officers in the Costa del Sol.

All five have been remanded in custody on drugs trafficking offences.

The arrests are linked to an ongoing investigation into international drug trafficking that has so far resulted in the arrest of a number of individuals in Spain, and the seizure of 1.6 tonnes of hashish, 45,000 Euros and four sailing vessels.

The British head of the OCG – a former Royal Navy officer living in Sottogrande in Southern Spain – was among those previously arrested.

Known to law enforcement agencies for his links to organised crime groups in the UK and Ukraine, officers believe he trained the crew and ran several companies engaged in buying, selling and renting sailing vessels that were subsequently used to conduct drugs transportations.

Dave Hucker, Head of European Operations for NCA International said: “This is a huge haul of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than £80million. I have no doubt the drugs on board were destined for the streets of the UK, so this seizure is a significant result.

“We know that the criminal trade in drugs is driven by financial gain, and the loss of the profit that would have been made from these drugs will have a major impact on the crime groups involved.

“We continue to work with our international law enforcement partners to identify those responsible for supplying class A drugs to the UK, and will do all we can to disrupt their supply chains”.

Over the last 12 months, the NCA has been involved in the seizure, forfeiting or restraining more than £112m and 145 tonnes of drugs globally.

24 June 2021

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FRANCE 🇫🇷 (OFAST) : coup de filet anti-narcos à Nice et en région parisienne

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La région parisienne servait de base logistique aux trafiquants de cocaïne niçois

Quinze trafiquants de drogue, âgés de 23 à 40 ans, ont été interpellés depuis le début du mois de juin par les enquêteurs de la brigade des stupéfiants de la police judiciaire de Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), épaulés par leurs collègues du GIR (groupe interministériel de recherche) et de l’Office anti-stupéfiants à Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine).

Ce réseau était dirigé par un malfaiteur de 40 ans qui menait sa juteuse entreprise depuis sa cellule du centre pénitentiaire du Pontet, près d’Avignon (Vaucluse).

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BRÉSIL 🇧🇷 (Mato Grosso do Sul) : la cocaïne arrivait du Paraguay avec du soja

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La police fédérale de Maringá et la police civile de Paranavaí ont arrêté vendredi dernier un chauffeur de camion de Maringá qui transportait 168 kilos de cocaïne, qui seraient vendus à Maringá. La drogue, en provenance du Paraguay, est entrée au Brésil par le Mato Grosso do Sul, a été amenée dans un camion chargé de soja.

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