Mexico Jails Ex-Navy Officer ‘Captain Sol’ in Fuel-Smuggling Case
A Mexican judge has ordered Captain Sol, a retired navy officer, held in prison in the fuel-tax fraud case tied...
October 5, 2026Topic
Smuggling
Avocado Mining Pleads Guilty in Zambia Copper Case
Avocado Mining pleaded guilty on 22 September to 10 counts of attempted smuggling after declaring copper concentrates as cement, ZRA...
September 28, 2026
Morocco Security Alert After Calls For New Mass Crossing To Ceuta
Moroccan authorities reinforced the Fnideq-Ceuta border zone after social-media calls for a renewed mass crossing, weeks after a surge that...
August 9, 2026
The Paraguayan government introduced a plan to eliminate border smuggling
The Paraguayan government introduced a plan to eliminate border smuggling. This supports local industries, enhances tax collection.
August 31, 2023
Smuggling of Argentinean products: a way out of unemployment in Bolivia
A month ago, Bolivian customs summoned the press to witness the destruction of 54 tons of alcoholic beverages seized from...
May 19, 2022
Illegal market accounts for 25% of pesticide supply in Brazil
A quarter of pesticides used in Brazil comes from the illegal market as a result of smuggling, theft, falsification or...
August 12, 2021
Modern-Day Brazilian Pirates Try to Smuggle Drugs from Santos
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Federal Police in Brazil along with the country’s Naval...
August 14, 2018
Police Intercept R$4 Million in Assault Riffles at Rio Airport
The Civil Police arrested four people involved in the import of high military power weapons on June 1st at the...
June 2, 2017
Forced Treatment for Brazil Crack Addicts
In an attempt to tackle Brazil’s crack epidemic, the city of Rio de Janeiro has begun a program of involuntary...
February 26, 2013