Hong Kong Police Make 321 Arrests, Seize HK$130 Million in Drugs in Seven-Week Operation
Mixed narcoticsNarcotics & precursors~231 kg (HK$130M)≈ 231 kg
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Morocco Seizes 75 Kilograms of Cocaine Hidden in Truck at Guerguerat Border Crossingfrom Sub-Saharan Africa
CocaineNarcotics & precursors~75.1 kg≈ 75 kg
Concealment Hidden throughout a truck arriving from a sub-Saharan African country
Yemeni Forces Intercept Dhow Carrying Alleged Iranian Drone Components Bound for HouthisIran → Yemen (Houthi forces)
Missile / UAV componentsProliferation / dual-use
Concealment Concealed aboard a dhow intercepted off al-Makha
| Date ▾ | Commodity | Mission / Location | Interdiction | Concealment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Mixed narcoticsNarcotics & precursors~231 kg (HK$130M)≈ 231 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong Police Make 321 Arrests, Seize HK$130 Million in Drugs in Seven-Week Operation | — |
| 2026-08-31 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~75.1 kg≈ 75 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeMorocco | Morocco Seizes 75 Kilograms of Cocaine Hidden in Truck at Guerguerat Border Crossingfrom Sub-Saharan Africa | Hidden throughout a truck arriving from a sub-Saharan African country |
| 2026-08-31 | Missile / UAV componentsProliferation / dual-use | National SecurityAfrica / Middle EastYemenIran | Yemeni Forces Intercept Dhow Carrying Alleged Iranian Drone Components Bound for HouthisIran → Yemen (Houthi forces) | Concealed aboard a dhow intercepted off al-Makha |
| 2026-08-30 | Live animalsWildlife / CITES135 wild/exotic animals (incl. 5 Bengal tigers, 3 African lions, 3 jaguars, 1 liger, 2 hyenas, 21 spider monkeys, plus bison, a camel, mandrill, lemur, and other species) | Transnational Organized CrimeNorth AmericaMexico | Mexican Navy Raid Uncovers 135 Exotic and Endangered Animals at Gulf Cartel-Linked "Narco-Zoo" in Tamaulipas | Housed at a private ranch functioning as a clandestine wildlife collection, uncovered during a raid on five properties tied to a fuel-theft (huachicol) network |
| 2026-08-29 | CannabisNarcotics & precursors10,600 kg (265 bales)≈ 10,600 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeSpainPortugal | Guardia Civil, Portuguese GNR Seize 10.6 Tonnes of Hashish in Cross-Border River Bust | — |
| 2026-08-28 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~53.9 kg (HK$36.2M / ~US$4.6M)≈ 54 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong Customs Seizes HK$36.2 Million in Cocaine in Mong Kok Raid | Carried on a suspect intercepted in Central (~11 kg), with a further ~42.9 kg found stored at a residential unit in Mong Kok |
| 2026-08-27 | Counterfeit pharmaceuticalsCounterfeit / IPR~400,000 items (HK$11M / ~US$1.4M) | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong Customs Seizes HK$11 Million in Smuggled Pharmaceuticals | Stored at a warehouse in Sheung Shui |
| 2026-08-27 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~385 kg≈ 385 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeNorth AmericaCanada | CBSA Seizes 385 Kilograms of Cocaine at Blue Water Bridge | Concealed in a commercial truck |
| 2026-08-26 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors333 kg (R167 million)≈ 333 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastSouth Africa | SARS Intercepts 333kg of Cocaine From Brazil Flight at OR Tambofrom Brazil | 83 kg hidden in two passenger suitcases; ~250 kg in four cargo boxes carrying matching "Air" branding |
| 2026-08-25 | Other~1.4M cigarettes (~US$6.2M market value, ~US$4.5M duty potential) | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong seizes 1.4 million smuggled cigarettes from passenger luggageSoutheast Asia → Hong Kong | Duty-unpaid cigarettes packed into checked baggage in place of personal belongings |
| 2026-08-24 | CannabisNarcotics & precursors~1,490.5 kg (worth more than ₦4.4 billion)≈ 1,490 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastNigeriaThailand | Nigeria's NDLEA Intercepts 1.5 Tonnes of Thai Cannabis, Flags First-Ever RouteThailand → Nigeria | — |
| 2026-08-24 | Mixed narcoticsNarcotics & precursors~150 kg drugs + 390 liters chemical precursors (109 shipments)≈ 150 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastLibya | Libyan Customs Seizes 109 Drug and Precursor Shipments at Tripoli's Mitiga Airport | — |
| 2026-08-23 | FirearmsWeapons & materiel2 AK-47 rifles, 102 magazines, 24,405 rounds of ammunition | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificThailandCambodia | Thai Navy Seizes AK-47s and 24,405 Rounds Smuggled From Cambodia by BoatCambodia → Thailand | Moved by speedboat via a maritime handoff from Cambodia |
| 2026-08-23 | MethamphetamineNarcotics & precursors₱292.4 million (~$5.1 million), ~43 kg≈ 43 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificPhilippines | Manila Customs Intercepts $5.1 Million in Methamphetamine Hidden in "Talc Stones"Afghanistan → Philippines | Concealed in plaster-coated fabric pouches inside cargo declared as "talc stones" |
| 2026-08-23 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors1.01 tonnes (928 bricks)≈ 1,010 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeSouth America & CaribbeanEcuadorMexico | Ecuador Seizes 1.01 Tonnes of Cocaine Bound for Mexico at Posorja PortEcuador → Mexico | Concealed inside the structures of heavy machinery in a shipping container falsely declared as equipment |
| 2026-08-22 | Other~118 kg | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong Customs Seizes 118kg of Smuggled Pests and Frozen Rodents | Mixed in among declared cargo in a goods vehicle at the Man Kam To land border crossing |
| 2026-08-20 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors3,300+ kg≈ 3,300 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeSpainPortugal | Spanish-Portuguese police dismantle cocaine pipeline, seize over 3,300 kilosPortugal → Spain | Roughly 2,000 kg intercepted in a vehicle near Marbella; the remainder found at a Torremolinos warehouse |
| 2026-08-19 | MethamphetamineNarcotics & precursors~2.6 tonnes (liquid meth)≈ 2,600 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificIndonesia | Indonesia intercepts 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine aboard Tanzania-flagged vesselfrom Malaysia | Concealed in eight water barrels and a ship's water tank aboard a Tanzania-flagged vessel |
| 2026-08-19 | ExplosivesWeapons & materiel~300 IEDs, ~300 kg bulk explosives | Transnational Organized CrimeNorth AmericaMexico | Mexican Navy seizes over 300 IEDs and 300kg of explosives in Sinaloa cartel stronghold | Cached at a rural property in El Rosario, Sinaloa |
| 2026-08-18 | CannabisNarcotics & precursors~240 kg (HK$56M / ~US$7M)≈ 240 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong customs busts HK$56 million cannabis ring bound for Europe and AfricaSoutheast Asia → Hong Kong → Europe, Africa | Packed inside new, unworn suitcases lacking typical tourist-luggage wear |
| 2026-08-16 | Mixed narcoticsNarcotics & precursors5,222.59 kg cocaine (US$44M+) and 1,848 kg marijuana (US$6.84M+), plus 6,100+ cases illegal alcohol, 191 cartons cigarettes, 2 firearms≈ 7,071 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeSouth America & CaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago | CARICOM-led operation seizes US$54.5 million in cocaine, cash and contraband across the Caribbean | — |
| 2026-08-14 | GoldCurrency & monetary instruments23.7 kg (Rp63 billion / ~US$3.52M) | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificIndonesia | Indonesian customs foils two gold-smuggling attempts worth $3.5 million at Jakarta's main airportbound for Hong Kong, Dubai | Gold bars concealed in body cavities and undergarments in one operation; moved through an employee-only loading dock bypassing X-ray screening in a second operation |
| 2026-08-13 | IvoryWildlife / CITES1,193 kg (221 pieces) plus 79 kg of animal bone | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificVietnam | Vietnam customs seizes 1,193 kilograms of ivory smuggled from the Republic of Congo through Quy Nhon Portfrom Republic of the Congo | Hidden inside 12 of 165 wooden crates across 3 containers declared as sawn timber |
| 2026-08-13 | Bulk cashCurrency & monetary instruments€21,285 | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeSpain | Six-nation sweep intercepts €21,285 in undeclared cash leaving the EU through Madrid's airport | Hidden in suitcases |
| 2026-08-13 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors469 kg (370 packages)≈ 469 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeSouth America & CaribbeanEcuador | Ecuador seizes 469 kilograms of cocaine branded with a soccer star's image near the Colombian borderColombia → United States, Europe | Hidden in a false-bottom compartment of a truck |
| 2026-08-12 | AmmunitionWeapons & materiel49,211 rounds of ammunition, 24 firearms, 14 RPG warheads, 28 RPG propellant charges | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastEgypt | Egypt foils cross-border arms-smuggling network, seizes 49,211 rounds of ammunition on its southern frontier | — |
| 2026-08-11 | KetamineNarcotics & precursors1.3 tonnes≈ 1,300 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificIndonesia | Indonesia seizes 1.3 tonnes of ketamine smuggled as tea near Bintan Islandfrom Thailand | Concealed in 65 sacks disguised as Chinese tea aboard a cargo vessel |
| 2026-08-10 | FirearmsWeapons & materiel399 assembled rifles + 535 parts | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastNigeria | Nigeria Customs uncovers 399 assembled rifles, 535 parts at Tin Can Port | Manifested as disassembled components inside a shipping container; discovered after Customs reassembled the parts during examination |
| 2026-08-10 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~2,060 kg (39 bundles)≈ 2,060 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeNorth AmericaMexico | Mexican Navy seizes ~2,060 kg of cocaine off Acapulco, detains six | Hidden aboard a small fishing vessel intercepted at sea |
| 2026-08-09 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors5 tonnes≈ 5,000 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropePortugal | Portugal seizes 5 tonnes of cocaine at sea; an Indian crew member later dies in custodybound for Spain | Hidden in void spaces aboard a container ship, intended for at-sea transfer to smaller vessels before landing |
| 2026-08-09 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors1,252.8 kg (~$37.6M US / ~$58.6M Europe)≈ 1,253 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeSouth America & CaribbeanEcuador | Ecuador intercepts 1.25 tons of cocaine hidden in fruit-box cargo bound for Spainbound for Spain | Impregnated into 1,080 cardboard fruit boxes inside a sealed shipping container |
| 2026-08-08 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~800 kg (street value >€30 million)≈ 800 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeNetherlands | Dutch customs seize 800 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a cassava-flour shipment at Amsterdam portWest Africa → Antwerp, Belgium | Concealed inside a shipping container of cassava flour |
| 2026-08-07 | FirearmsWeapons & materielDisassembled pump-action rifle components (count not disclosed); ₦373.8 million total declared value including cannabis-infused edibles | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastNigeria | Nigeria customs seizes disassembled rifles and ₦373.8 million in cannabis-infused snacks disguised as vegan foodUnited States → Nigeria | Disassembled 'JoJeff' pump-action rifle components and cannabis-infused edibles marketed as vegan snacks, hidden inside a shipping container |
| 2026-08-07 | Mixed narcoticsNarcotics & precursors~15,000 MDMA tablets, 61 kg hashish, ~500 g cocaine, ~40 g methamphetamine | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeSpainAlgeria | Spanish and Algerian police dismantle a 78-arrest network smuggling drugs, weapons and migrants both ways across the MediterraneanSpain → Algeria | High-speed boats ('narcolanchas') running drugs, weapons and explosives outbound and returning with migrants; no cargo concealment beyond the vessels themselves |
| 2026-08-06 | IvoryWildlife / CITES48 ivory tusks (~74 kg) + 220 kg pangolin scales | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastNigeria | Nigeria Customs seizes 48 elephant tusks and 220 kilograms of pangolin scales in Adamawa | Concealed aboard a bus intercepted on the Yola-Numan road, alongside dried donkey meat/skins, smuggled fuel and cannabis |
| 2026-08-06 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors21 tons≈ 21,000 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeSpainEcuador | Spain and Ecuador dismantle a Dubai-financed cocaine network moving 21 tons through shipping containersSouth America → Ecuador → Spain | Hidden among commercial cargo in shipping containers |
| 2026-08-05 | Counterfeit goodsCounterfeit / IPR~₱700 million (~$12M) | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAsia / PacificPhilippines | Philippine customs and police seize ₱700 million in counterfeit footwear from a Cavite warehouse | Stored in a Chinese-owned warehouse in a residential/industrial area of Imus City, Cavite |
| 2026-08-04 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~2.1 tonnes≈ 2,100 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropePortugal | Portugal's Maritime Police recover 2.1 tonnes of cocaine abandoned after a failed offshore handoff | Bales washed up/abandoned along the shoreline with fuel jerricans, consistent with a failed ship-to-shore transfer; no vessel or traffickers located |
| 2026-08-03 | Heroin / opiumNarcotics & precursors~112.8 kg≈ 113 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeAzerbaijanIranGermany | Azerbaijan customs intercepts over 112 kg of heroin hidden in canned food bound from Iran to GermanyIran → Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan) → Germany | Hidden inside more than 1,200 plastic containers of canned food in a truck declared as carrying food products |
| 2026-08-02 | Heroin / opiumNarcotics & precursors~14.5 tonnes opium + ~14 tonnes betel nut (combined ₹3.6 crore); plus ~9.5 kg gold (₹14 crore), 2.7 kg heroin, 25 kg hydroponic cannabis across the wider sweep≈ 14,500 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificIndia | India intercepts 14.5 tonnes of raw opium at the Myanmar border in a coordinated nationwide sweepMyanmar → India | Heroin concealed in 220 soap cases crossing from Myanmar into Manipur; opium and betel nut intercepted at the Mizoram-Myanmar border |
| 2026-08-01 | MDMA / other syntheticsNarcotics & precursors70,114 ecstasy pills (~25 kg)≈ 25 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificIndonesiaMalaysia | Malaysia Airlines pilot arrested smuggling 70,000 ecstasy pills into Jakarta while testing positive for three drugsMalaysia → Indonesia | Concealed in checked luggage carried through the airport crew lane |
| 2026-07-30 | SemiconductorsProliferation / dual-use~225,000 chips (HK$6.25M) | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong Customs seizes 225,000 suspected smuggled chips at mainland border crossingbound for mainland China | Concealed in the trunk of a private car attempting to cross into mainland China |
| 2026-07-30 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors61 kg≈ 61 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeMorocco | Morocco seizes 61 kilograms of cocaine hidden in truck at Guerguerat border crossingfrom sub-Saharan Africa | Concealed in compartments built into the metal frame of an international freight truck |
| 2026-07-27 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~2.6 tonnes (€500M street / €78M wholesale)≈ 2,600 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropePortugalItalySpain | Italian-led operation seizes 2.6 tonnes of cocaine worth €500 million off PortugalSouth America → Europe | Aboard an ultra-fast rigid-inflatable boat used to retrieve loads dropped at sea by South America-origin motherships |
| 2026-07-24 | Mixed narcoticsNarcotics & precursors~1.7 tonnes (C$139M)≈ 1,700 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeNorth AmericaCanada | Canadian cross-border bust seizes 1.7 tonnes of drugs and 17 firearms, including an antique anti-tank rifle | Concealed within legitimate commercial freight via a broker-style scheme recruiting cross-border truck drivers |
| 2026-07-23 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors3,971 kg (~$318M)≈ 3,971 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastLiberia | Liberia seizes record 3,971 kg of cocaine worth $318 million in Monrovia-area warehouse raidbound for Europe | Stored in sealed suitcases and boxes inside a truck at a warehouse |
| 2026-07-22 | ExplosivesWeapons & materiel226 grenades | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastSyriaLebanonIraq | Syria seizes 226 grenades bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon, second arms bust in a weekIraq → Syria → Lebanon | Hidden in secret compartments inside a private vehicle |
| 2026-07-22 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors770 kg (~€250M)≈ 770 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeItalyEcuador | Italian police seize 770 kg of cocaine worth €250 million hidden in Ecuadorian banana shipmentfrom Ecuador | Hidden among banana pallets in a refrigerated shipping container |
| 2026-07-21 | Live animalsWildlife / CITES33 live turtles (~$330,000) | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong Customs seizes 33 endangered turtles smuggled in postal parcels | Wrapped in plastic and hidden inside socks within postal parcels falsely declared as polyester-filled cushions |
| 2026-07-21 | Fentanyl / synthetic opioidsNarcotics & precursors120 million tablets (~30 metric tons)≈ 30,000 kg | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAsia / PacificIndia | India seizes 120 million tramadol tablets bound for Libya via a false Guinea-Bissau declarationIndia → Libya | Declared as a legitimate pharmaceutical export consignment falsely listing Guinea-Bissau as the destination |
| 2026-07-20 | GoldCurrency & monetary instruments~16 kg (Tk35 crore) | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificBangladesh | Bangladesh customs seizes 16 kg of gold hidden in fruit cartons at Dhaka airportHong Kong → Bangladesh | Concealed in fruit cartons in an air cargo shipment |
| 2026-07-20 | Bulk cashCurrency & monetary instruments~$1.26 million (incl. $100,000+ counterfeit USD) plus 251 prepaid Mastercards and 252 SIM cards | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastIraq | Iraq dismantles prepaid-card cash-courier network moving $1.26 million outside banking channels | Electronic value transfer via prepaid cards and SIM cards, moved outside formal banking channels between Baghdad and Sulaimani |
| 2026-07-19 | GoldCurrency & monetary instruments~15 kg gold + 20 kg silver (₹22 crore, ~$2.6M) + ₹2.20 crore cash | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAsia / PacificIndia | India's customs intelligence agency seizes gold, silver, and cash worth ₹22 crore in coordinated raids | Gold dust concealed in undergarments of transiting passengers at Mumbai airport, aided by compromised airport staff; gold also concealed in luggage frame rods and moved by road in West Bengal |
| 2026-07-17 | Missile / UAV componentsWeapons & materielLong-range missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, ~100 FPV drones | National SecurityAfrica / Middle EastSyriaIraq | Syria seizes long-range missiles and FPV drones bound for Hezbollah, hidden in an oil tanker truckIraq → Lebanon | Concealed inside an oil tanker truck |
| 2026-07-17 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors3,121 kg (~$120M)≈ 3,121 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeSouth America & CaribbeanColombia | Colombian Navy seizes 3.1 tons of Clan del Golfo cocaine worth over $120 million bound for Central Americabound for Central America | Go-fast speedboat intercepted at sea; a separate abandoned vessel nearby had cocaine hidden in a double-bottom compartment |
| 2026-07-15 | MethamphetamineNarcotics & precursors~74 kg (HK$38M)≈ 74 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong Customs seizes 74 kg of liquid methamphetamine hidden in fruit-juice bottlesVietnam → Hong Kong → Japan | Concealed inside 50 glass bottles labeled as fruit juice, in air cargo declared as clothes and dried food |
| 2026-07-13 | Counterfeit goodsCounterfeit / IPR162,072 items (~R77.9M, ~$4.3M) | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAfrica / Middle EastSouth Africa | South African raid seizes R77.9 million in counterfeit and illicit goods across Limpopo | — |
| 2026-07-13 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors76 parcels | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificFiji | Fiji confirms 76 washed-up parcels are cocaine, part of a mounting Pacific trafficking trend | Washed ashore on beaches and reefs across the Lau Group, Qamea, Kadavu, Beqa and Namena Island |
| 2026-07-13 | CannabisNarcotics & precursors8,287 bags (~4,143.5 kg; ~₦10.3bn / ~$6.9M)≈ 4,144 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastNigeria | Nigeria's anti-drug agency intercepts a 4.1-tonne Canada-to-Lagos cannabis shipment and arrests a heroin courierCanada → Nigeria | 8,287 nylon bags of a high-potency "Canadian Loud" cannabis strain in a tracked container shipment |
| 2026-07-12 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~3 tonnes≈ 3,000 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropePortugal | Portugal's national guard seizes three tonnes of cocaine from a speedboat off Olhãobound for Europe | Aboard a high-speed vessel intercepted off the Algarve coast |
| 2026-07-10 | Counterfeit goodsCounterfeit / IPR~5,400 phones/electronics (HK$6M, ~US$770,000) | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong Customs seizes 5,400 counterfeit phones worth HK$6M in a Hung Hom raid | Sold online from a trading-company office under established brand names |
| 2026-07-09 | CocaineNarcotics & precursorsundisclosed weight (also €53,000 cash, a car, and a motorboat seized) | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeNetherlandsEcuador | Dutch harbor police trace cocaine hidden in Lidl-bound banana shipments to an Ecuador-origin distribution runEcuador → Netherlands | Concealed in Ecuador-origin banana shipments routed through a supermarket distribution center to three Lidl stores |
| 2026-07-08 | Counterfeit goodsCounterfeit / IPR~200,000 condoms (~€200,000) | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityEuropeRomaniaSerbiaSpainChina | OLAF traces 200,000 counterfeit condoms sold under a major brand back to a Chinese exporterChina → Europe | Falsely declared as toys to evade customs controls |
| 2026-07-07 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors260 kg (~C$20M)≈ 260 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeNorth AmericaCanada | Canadian police and border agency dismantle C$20 million cocaine pipeline in "Project Golden Frog"Panama → Canada | — |
| 2026-07-06 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors172 bricks (~1kg each); HK$120M (~US$15.4M)≈ 172 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificHong Kong | Hong Kong police seize HK$120M of cocaine hidden in tampered shipping containers | Concealed inside heavy-metal shipping containers lined with X-ray-defeating material |
| 2026-07-06 | Other34 tonnes exported (204 tonnes attempted); ~$100,000 | Illicit Trade / Econ SecurityAfrica / Middle EastZimbabweChina | Zimbabwe anti-corruption unit busts lithium-smuggling ring bound for ChinaZimbabwe → China | Cloned, expired mineral-export permit used to misdeclare lithium ore as approved petalite concentrate |
| 2026-07-05 | MethamphetamineNarcotics & precursors8M pills≈ 720 kg est. | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificThailandMyanmar | Thai police seize 8 million meth pills hidden under two tons of cucumbers | Hidden beneath ~2 tons of cucumbers in a pickup truck |
| 2026-07-04 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~340 kg (€120M)≈ 340 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeItaly | Italian finance police seize 340 kg of cocaine hidden in banana shipment from ColombiaColombia → Italy | Concealed among plantains in a shipping container (from Colombia) |
| 2026-07-04 | Mixed narcoticsNarcotics & precursors~6,765 kg + precursors | Transnational Organized CrimeNorth AmericaCanada | Burnaby RCMP seizes nearly seven tonnes of drugs and precursor chemicals in Richmond, B.C. | Stashed in homes and shipping containers |
| 2026-07-03 | SemiconductorsProliferation / dual-use$42M mansion + ~$772k frozen | National SecurityAsia / PacificSingapore | Singapore seizes $42M mansion in probe of Nvidia-chip export-control evasion to Chinabound for China | Falsified server end-user declarations (transshipment) |
| 2026-07-03 | CryptocurrencyCurrency & monetary instruments500 BTC (~$30–90M) | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeIreland | Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau cracks third 500-BTC wallet from a decade-old drug case, total reaches 1,500 BTC | Split across dormant crypto wallets |
| 2026-07-03 | FirearmsWeapons & materiel50 pistols · 49 magazines | Transnational Organized CrimeEuropeGreece | Greek police seize untraceable "ghost gun" shipment, arrest two Turkish nationals at Evros borderfrom Turkey | Vacuum-sealed in luggage |
| 2026-07-02 | GoldCurrency & monetary instruments160 gold bars | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificBangladesh | 160 gold bars seized at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport | Aboard a commercial (Biman) flight |
| 2026-07-02 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~$24M cocaine | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificAustralia | ~$24M in cocaine concealed in a Chilean frozen-berry shipment seized at Port Botany, SydneyChile → Australia | Hidden in a frozen-berry shipment (from Chile) |
| 2026-07-02 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors237.6 kg (198 plates, ~$19M)≈ 238 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAfrica / Middle EastLiberia | ~$19M in cocaine seized at Monrovia's Roberts International Airport | Concealed in cargo falsely declared as Maggi seasoning cubes and traditional lappa textiles |
| 2026-07-01 | CocaineNarcotics & precursors~361 kg (HK$270M)≈ 361 kg | Transnational Organized CrimeAsia / PacificHong Kong | ~361 kg of cocaine (HK$270M) seized in second Hong Kong yacht raid | Aboard a yacht |