The Deadly Rise of Underwater ‘Parasite’ Cocaine Smuggling

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It involves divers attaching large water-proofed stashes of cocaine – unbeknown to crews – to the hulls of cargo ships in South America, before retrieving them at destination ports across Europe and Australasia. Usually, there is no connection between the ships’ crews, their charterers and the cocaine smuggling gangs.

Period26 Jul 2023

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  • TitleThe Deadly Rise of Underwater ‘Parasite’ Cocaine Smuggling
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletVICE https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/max-daly
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date26/07/23
    DescriptionIt involves divers attaching large water-proofed stashes of cocaine – unbeknown to crews – to the hulls of cargo ships in South America, before retrieving them at destination ports across Europe and Australasia. Usually, there is no connection between the ships’ crews, their charterers and the cocaine smuggling gangs. The drugs are usually attached and detached in total secrecy.
    URLhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/ak374p/the-deadly-rise-of-underwater-parasite-cocaine-smuggling
    PersonsVincent Hurley
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