Around 36,000lbs of cocaine has been offloaded from the Coast Guard cutter Bertholf following counter-drug patrols in February and March
drug smuggling
Hellenic Coast Guard link arrested drug smugglers to former Albanian government minister
Hellenic authorities now believe the drug smugglers arrested in the Aegean sea last week after a speedboat chase have links to a former minister of the Albanian government
Australian Police seize huge cocaine haul being smuggled in yacht off Sydney
Australian police has seized a huge cocaine haul worth Aus $245 million being smuggled in a yacht off Sydney
Video: Arrests after 3.7 tonne cocaine bust in the Atlantic
Watch as officers search for the drugs on board the ocean going tugboat Thoran, which was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean, around 400 miles from the Spanish coast
400kg of cocaine discovered on yacht off the Azores
The Italian-flagged yacht was 600 nautical miles off the Azores when it was intercepted by the Portuguese authorities
12 Brits held as part of a gang smuggling cocaine via speedboat into Magaluf
Spanish police have arrested 14 people, including 12 Brits, who are alleged to be part of a gang smuggling cocaine into Magaluf via speedboat
Rescue operation in Aegean Sea turns into drug bust and arrests
The Hellenic Coast Guard has announced the arrests of three Turkish sailors after cannabis was found on board their wooden yacht following a rescue operation in the Aegean Sea
Two tonnes of marijuana seized from Italian motor yacht in Greece
Around two tonnes of marijuana and weapons have been confiscated by the Greek authorities from the motor yacht. It is believed to be one of the biggest drug busts in Greece in recent years
US Customs and Border Protection find 150 pounds of cocaine aboard fishing vessel
The US Customs and Border Protection found the cocaine worth $1.8 million aboard a fishing boat near Miami River. The boat had arrived in the US from the Bahamas
10 tonnes of cocaine and heroin seized from boats in the Mediterranean and Atlantic
The National Crime Agency has announced that just over 10 tonnes of heroin and cocaine have been found on boats in the Mediterranean and Atlantic in the last 10 months
Royal Navy seizes £65M of heroin and cannabis in Indian Ocean
The packets of heroin and cannabis, with an estimated street value of £65 million, were found hidden in the freezer of a dhow in the Indian Ocean by the crew of the Royal Navy frigate, HMS Monmouth
Fishing boat skipper sentenced to 16 years for attempting to smuggle a tonne of cocaine into the UK
Michael McDermott is now starting a 16 year jail sentence after he was found guilty of attempting to smuggle cocaine, worth £84 million, into the UK