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From egg-shaped packages to hidden bundles in vehicles and buses: Iquique Customs seizes nearly 83 kilos of drugs and the equivalent of more than $245 million hidden in cash
The seizures included cocaine base, cocaine hydrochloride, marijuana, and ketamine, as well as drug-filled capsules. In Quillagua, a new... Read More
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Vials of botulinum toxin-based injectable solution, worth over 600k Euros
In the parking lot near the toll station of the Calafat–Vidin bridge, on the Bulgaria–Romania route, border police officers... Read More
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Chilean Customs deploys scanner trucks in nationwide mega-operation to strengthen oversight
The operation took place in Arica, Iquique, Valparaíso and San Antonio, combining customs intelligence, risk analysis and non-invasive technology... Read More
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In Los Libertadores, authorities intercept contraband veterinary medicines hidden in a spare tire
The keen and trained eye of the operators of the National Customs Service’s scanner truck stationed at the Los... Read More
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Chilean Customs alert allowed the detection of more than 100 shipments associated with poppers to dismantle a clandestine laboratory
Following coordinated work with the PDI (Chilean Investigative Police) and the Western Criminal Analysis Prosecutor’s Office, a group dedicated... Read More
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More than 4.5 kilos of cocaine base and other illicit substances were detected during checks in Antofagasta, Chile
Officials from the Antofagasta Regional Customs Office also seized 347 cartons of cigarettes and more than 390 articles of... Read More
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Organized criminal group specialized in illegal cigarette trafficking, dismantled by border police in Romania
Romanian Border Police in cooperation with Europol, carried out a complex of investigative activities, which included the execution of... Read More
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Smorgasbord of counterfeit jewelry valued at over $3 million intercepted by US CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Indianapolis’ express consignment facility seized a shipment containing 875 pieces of jewelry.... Read More
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13 tons of “laughing gas” seized in southern Tenerife
The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal organization in southern Tenerife dedicated to the illegal import, storage, and... Read More