Seafarers found hashish shipment on container ship in Greenland

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February 4, 2023

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Details emerge of smuggling attempt on Royal Arctic Container (RAL) vessel

Drug smuggling on merchant ships remains a truly global problem, as a new report from Greenland proves.

News has emerged of a seizure of hashish on a Royal Arctic Line (RAL) container ship on 25 November last year.

The discovery of drugs with a street value of up to DKK 12m ($1.74m) was reported by the Sermitsiaq.AG website.

The 2,148-teu Tukuma Arctica (built 2020) was docked in Nunuk when seafarers found the hashish.

“An object was found that was attached to the grating on the outside of the ship,” police commissioner Malik Sandgreen told Greenland broadcaster KNR.

Sandgreen added crew members had alerted customs officials that there was a suspicious package on the vessel.

“The employees became aware of something that shouldn’t be there. They therefore informed the customs officers, who looked at it together with a diver,” he said.

The consignment was confiscated by police, but there have been no arrests in the case.

The problem is not a new one for Greenland.

As recently as June 2022, Danish tax authorities found 21kg of hashish on board a trawler.

RAL has not commented.

https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containerships/seafarers-found-hashish-shipment-on-container-ship-in-greenland/2-1-1396002

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Couple arrested with large amounts of weed and molly

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April 6, 2025

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April 04, 2025

A 58-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man are in police custody on suspicion of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply. The couple were arrested with a large quantity of suspected cannabis and tablets of methamphetamine (street name ‘molly’).

Officers from the Serious Crime Unit, along with the force’s tactical team, supported by a K9 from the TCI Regiment, converged on a home at Pete Court, Kew Town, Providenciales on March 27. They were at the time executing a warrant obtained under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

During the search, officers discovered several ‘dealer’ bags containing suspected cannabis bush, along with a larger bag of the same substance. An undisclosed number of tablets suspected to be methamphetamine was also found in the home.

The couple remains in custody while officers carry out further enquiries.

Police are encouraging anyone with information related to drug possession to come forward and report it confidentially. Notify the nearest police station, call 911, contact the Serious Crime Unit at 231-1842, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477 or on the Crime Stoppers P3 app.

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Northern Ireland: Man charged after £425,000 worth of cannabis seized

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March 31, 2025

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A 46-year-old man has been charged after cannabis with an estimated street value of about £425,000 was seized by police.

The man has been charged with possession of a Class B controlled drug and possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply.

He is due to appear at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Detectives discovered the cannabis after they stopped a man in a lorry travelling from Larne Harbour in County Antrim on Saturday.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7xldd66l0o

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UK: ‘Industrial scale’ cannabis farm worth £2m found in Leicester city centre

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February 11, 2025

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Cannabis plants worth more than £2 million have been seized from a basement drugs farm in Leicester city centre. Two men have been jailed after police discovered what they described as a large growing operation.

The Illicit operation was discovered when police executed a warrant at a building in St James Street on Monday, November 11, Leicestershire Police said. Officers from Central NPT and Neighbourhood Teams found the operation in the city property.

Two men were subsequently charged with production of cannabis and appeared before magistrates. Both later admitted their involvement in the operation.

Milaim Karanca, 21, and Meti Trapozani, 29, both of James Street, Leicester, were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Friday, February 7. Karanca was jailed for 26 months while Trapozani received a 20-month prison sentence.

Police said the drugs had an estimated street value exceeding £2 million. The operation was discovered following the execution of a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant.

Sergeant Joseph Culverwell from Central NPT said: “These two men operated a very large and active cannabis farm. The proactive action we took disrupted the supply of these drugs, drugs which have a destructive impact on the local community.”

He added: “We will not tolerate drugs on our streets, and we will continue to act on information received and to bring those responsible for drug offending before the courts. If you have any information about drug offending in your community, please do report it to us so that we can take the action needed.”

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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/industrial-scale-cannabis-farm-worth-110328773.html?guccounter=1

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