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.
Baku and Turkmenbashi ports to cooperate on illegal goods control
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 10, 2023 – Baku International Seaport and Turkmenbashi International Seaport have signed an agreement to...
Cocaine found on two ships in Vado Ligure
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – Local law enforcement and customs officials have seized two quantities of cocaine in ships in Vado Ligure....
Large drug haul in Malta Freeport
Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) August 7, 2023 – The local authorities have discovered 97 kilos of cocaine with a street value of over €11 million on...
Gioia Tauro is the main seaport for drug smuggling in Italy
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The annual report on drug addiction in Italy in 2022, drawn up by the department for anti-drug policies, has...
Afghan company to invest $50 million in Anzali port, Iran
Anzali, Iran (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – An unnamed Afghan company will invest $50 million in the construction of three wharves in the Iranian Caspian Sea...
Port of Gioia Tauro is a hub for international drug trafficking
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – The port of Gioia Tauro is a real hub for international drug trafficking, said prefect Vittorio Rizzi,...
Huge cocaine haul found in Port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) May 16, 2023 – Media reports say that police in Italy have seized 2.7 tons of cocaine hidden among 78 tons of bananas in...
SEE ports as key point for drug smuggling and illicit trade
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) August 7, 2022 – Dozens of seaports in Southeastern Europe (SEE) as well as Danube river ports are key entry and exit...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks to press: U.S. Coast Guard visit to the Port of Piraeus
U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters Robert Goldman and Charles Moulthrope to the port of Piraeus – April 28, 2021 Kalimera! Let me start by saying...
Croatia hosts Secretary of State of the United States Pompeo
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković met today in Dubrovnik with the Secretary of State of the United States of America Michael R. Pompeo. They discussed...
Beirut explosion calls for attention at lack of port security: The Conversation
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 6, 2020 – The huge explosion in the port of Beirut calls to attention the tremendous consequences of a lack of port...
Tripoli port ready to step up and support supplies to Lebanon
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – Following the destruction of the port of Beirut yesterday by a giant explosion, Ahmad Tamer,...
Joint statement by the heads of government of GUAM member states
GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, Kiev – December 12, 2019 We, the Heads of Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia,...
Brindisi Port Authority hosts anti-crime and terrorism meeting
Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Brindisi Port Authority has hosted the Ipa (Intese programmatiche d’area) 2017 project. It is...