US Coast Guard cutter offloads $2 million worth drugs interdicted in the Caribbean
KEY WEST - Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis offloaded 2,116 pounds of marijuana on Friday in Key West after returning home from an 88-day patrol in the Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean. In March, Thetis More...
Prison guards intercept drones with drugs and telephones
WILLEMSTAD - Guards from the SDKK prison have intercepted two drones last weekend. These drones flew over the grounds and dropped drugs and telephones during the recreational time of the prisoners. This is according More...
Blok’s first foreign deal is with Venezuelan crooks
Five questions about the relationship between the Netherlands and Venezuela THE HAGUE - During a surprise visit to Caracas, Minister Blok concluded an agreement with Venezuela on the reopening of the border with More...
Drug plane auctioned today
WILLEMSTAD - Those who are interested have until today to make a bid on the drug plane which is being auctioned by the Public Prosecution in Curaçao. The highest bid is now at $ 331,000. And that is almost 4 hundred More...
Arrest in Curaçao requested by Bonaire
WILLEMSTAD - Early this morning a house search took place in Curaçao in the Seru Grandi district. This is in the context of legal assistance request from the Public Prosecution (OM) on Bonaire. It concerns an opium More...
Cars with destination Netherlands full of drugs
WILLEMSTAD - Customs confiscated two cars yesterday, which were full of drugs. The cars were ready to be shipped to the Netherlands. The cargo company has a notification obligation when cars are transported. The More...
Van Speijk intercepts 1600 kilos of cocaine
WILLEMSTAD - The naval ship Sr. Ms. Van Speijk has intercepted 1600 kilos of cocaine in the Caribbean. The drugs were transported on board a merchant ship that was en route to the Dominican Republic. It was the More...
Private jet Turkish drug dealer auctioned for $ 700,000
WILLEMSTAD - The private jet of the Turkish drug dealer who got caught just before departure on Curaçao last year has raised 700,000 dollars at an internet auction. Who the buyer is, is not known. This was seen More...
Navy ship intercepts drug transport in the Caribbean Sea
WILLEMSTAD - The naval ship Zr.Ms. Van Speijk, the station ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy in the Caribbean, intercepted about 550 kg of cocaine on a 'go-fast' in the Caribbean Sea during the night of 21 to 22 More...
Man punished for smuggling drugs from Curaçao via DHL
THE HAGUE - In the Netherlands, a man was convicted of drug smuggling from Curaçao via DHL. At the airport Schiphol it was discovered and a policeman dressed as a DHL courier delivered the package. That did not More...
