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Every Vessel Hunter story on Cocaine: 6 stories, from 14 July 2026 to 16 September 2026. Newest: "Divers Recover 350kg of Cocaine From a Bulk Carrier's Sea Chest at Mersin". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

A loaded bulk carrier under way at sea
Incident

Divers Recover 350kg of Cocaine From a Bulk Carrier's Sea Chest at Mersin

Turkish police divers have recovered about 350kg of cocaine from the sea chest of the bulk carrier CSPC Pisces at Mersin, seizing diving gear and an underwater scooter alongside it.

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Container terminal at sunset, illustrating port security and container handling
Port activity

Rotterdam Terminal Workers Face Prison After a Controlled Cocaine Delivery

Dutch prosecutors are seeking up to 3.5 years for two men accused of using temporary terminal jobs in Waalhaven to retrieve cocaine first intercepted in St Maarten in April.

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Ocean going tug under way in open water
Incident

Tug Seized off the Canary Islands With 3,361 Kilograms of Cocaine in 139 Bales

Spanish forces intercepted the tug GT Victory in the Atlantic near the Canary Islands with more than 3,300 kilograms of cocaine on board, in one of the largest seizures recorded in the islands.

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Aerial view tanker ship vessel unloading at port a
Incident

Cocaine Found Hidden in Sea Chest Strainers of Ship Off Singapore

More than 28kg of cocaine was found concealed in the sea chest strainers of a foreign-registered vessel transiting Singapore's waters.

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Container terminal with stacked boxes and gantry cranes
Incident

Ecuador Finds 1.25 Tonnes Of Cocaine Soaked Into Cardboard Boxes

Ecuadorian authorities have found 1.25 tonnes of cocaine soaked into cardboard boxes prepared for export, a chemical concealment method now spreading.

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Container terminal cranes at a large transshipment port
Incident

Panama arrests 26 Balboa port workers over cocaine trafficking

Panamanian authorities have arrested 26 workers at the port of Balboa, accused of turning Latin America's leading transshipment hub into a cocaine trafficking channel.

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