European cocaine seizures increase

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Portuguese Judicial Police made the Europe's largest seizure ever of cocaine on 17 February 2006 when found eight tonnes of the drug in the Algarve, most in bales in a warehouse, but some in a lorry reportedly transporting the drug to Galicia in northern Spain, the traditional hub of cocaine importation in Europe. However, traffickers are finding new routes, with 190kg of cocaine being seized in northern Norway in November 2005 and growing number of mules being caught in Central European airports such as Prague.

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South American cocaine trafficking operations shift towards Venezuela

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Several groups involved in cocaine trafficking in Columbia have shifted their operations into Venezuela, increasing the traffic through that country and raising the potential for corruption among state officials under pressure from counternarcotics campaigns in Columbia. The potential for narcotics revenues to corrupt state officials are reflected by allegations of corruption and complicity in drug trafficking among some Venezuelan military personnel.

United States, Venezuela

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Drug smuggling route uncovered

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The Spanish police have uncovered a new drug smuggling route between South America and Europe in which they raided a car showroom alleged to be used for laundering drugs money and seized a yacht off the Canary Islands. The complex route taken by the yacht through the islands, and the quantity of drugs being carried, shows that the network was using the voyage as a test run for smuggling larger quantities into Spain in the future.

Spain, South America, Automobiles, Automobile showrooms

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