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Mali: Record Cocaine Seizure at Bamako Airport

Location:
aeroport de bamako, mali, Mali, Sahel
Incident Date: July 24, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 1.50
Arrests: 2
Summary: On July 24, 2024, Mali's Central Office of Narcotics (OCS) achieved a significant success by seizing a record 12 kilograms of pure cocaine at Bamako International Airport. The cocaine, with a market value of 480 million FCFA (approximately 800,000 USD), was found concealed in four double-bottom suitcases. Two Franco-Malian suspects, who were en route to Paris with a stopover in Brussels, were arrested during the meticulously planned operation. Laboratory analysis revealed the cocaine's purity to [...]

Algeria: 24 Arrested for Alleged Drug Smuggling

Location:
Maghnia, Algeria, Algeria, Maghreb
Incident Date: July 23, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 1.50
Arrests: 24
Summary: The Algerian army reports the arrest of 24 suspected drug traffickers who allegedly attempted to introduce 822 kilograms of cannabis. The military says the interceptions took place along the boarder with Morocco between 17 and 23 July 2024.

Morocco: Drug smuggling attempt thwarted in Settat, on arrested

Location:
Berrechid, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco, Maghreb
Incident Date: February 15, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 1.50
Arrests: 1
Summary:
Police in Settat seized a large-scale drug smuggling attempt on Wednesday evening. A 30-year-old suspect was arrested in a village near Berrechid, with a hidden shipment of 103 packages of Chira totaling 3.826 tons found in a vehicle with forged license plates. Additionally, cocaine doses, another vehicle, and counterfeit license plates were [...]

Tunisia: Police seize kilo of cocaine in Ras Jedir

Location:
رأس جدير, Medenine, Tunisia, Tunisia, Maghreb
Incident Date: February 12, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0: 1.50
Arrests: 2
Summary: Tunisian police announced the seizure of more than a kilo of cocaine, in the possession of two foreigner nationals, arrested at the Ras Jedir border post.Customs teams responsible for security at the border post intercepted the vehicle, bearing a foreign registration plate, as soon as it entered Tunisia and subjected it to a search, which led to the discovery of the drugs, indicates Customs in [...]