Tag: Gibraltar Customs
Customs officers find two tonnes of hash valued at £9 million floating in the sea east of Gibraltar
CUSTOMS officers have seized two tonnes of hashish they found floating in British waters on the eastern side of the Rock.
Authorities worked out that...
New fund uses seized money laundered cash to boost Gibraltar police and customs training
A NEW fund will reinvest cash recovered from money laundering and terrorist financing in Gibraltar back into the law enforcement agencies who tackle it...
Customs discover €3 million of cocaine attached to hull of a cargo ship in Gibraltar waters
CUSTOMS have discovered 55 kilos of cocaine hidden in the water intake compartment of a Norwegian cargo ship that was passing through Gibraltar.
A local...
Customs officers charge two Gibraltar men with £22 million money laundering over illegal cigarette sales
CUSTOMS in Gibraltar charged a local man for allegedly money laundering over £22 million from undeclared tobacco sales from 2015 to 2019.
Authorities arrested Rajesh...
Gibraltar slams Spanish press for ‘ludicrous’ claims it was going soft on tobacco smuggling
GIBRALTAR hit back at Spanish press reports it was going soft on tobacco smuggling and said it was keeping to a 2018 agreement to...
Gibraltar customs officers locate secret cocaine stash in the hull of a passing cargo ship
CUSTOMS officers discovered six large packages containing 172 kilos of cocaine hidden in the water intake of a ship that was passing through Gibraltar.
A...
Gibraltar Defence Police officers complete ‘intense’ firearms at sea and emergency driving courses
TEN Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) officers recently took part in a ‘gruelling’ heavy weapons training course at sea, the UK Ministry of Defence said.
GDP...
GIBRALTAR: Demo after death of Spanish ‘tobacco smuggler’ ruled accidental
A SPANISH man who was killed when his boat was in collision with the Gibraltar Custom’s vessel HMS Searcher died accidently, an inquest has...
BREAKING: Two suspected smugglers dead after high-speed sea chase
TWO people have died after a Gibraltar police launch collided with suspected drug smuggling launch early this morning in a combined operation.
Gibraltar police act fast to arrest fine-payers on drug money suspicion
Six Spanish national were accused of paying the £10,000 fine with black money as it was all handed over in cash at Windmill Hill Prison.
Dramatic sea chase leads to arrests in Gibraltar waters
FOUR Spanish nationals have been arrested after a high speed chase off Sandy Bay along with a boat believed to be used for drug smuggling.
Gibraltar admits it needs to do more to fight dirty money after EU report
Gibraltar needs to improve money laundering and terrorist funding measures according to a European Council report published its findings this week.
Police cage three after high speed chase in Gibraltar waters last night
MARINE police have caught up with three suspected drug smugglers off Europa Point after a dramatic cat and mouse sea pursuit in another combined operation.
Money laundering suspect arrested in Gibraltar during cross-frontier police operation
A local man has been arrested on money laundering charges related to drug smuggling by the Royal Gibraltar Police with the help of the Guardia Civil.
Gibraltar Customs get tough on tobacco and drug smugglers with new arrests
Three people have been arrested in total recently, the first on tobacco charges and the second for having tried to send drugs by mail.
Customs officers attacked as they halt illegal tobacco smuggling in Gibraltar waters this morning
CUSTOMS officers resisted attacks by suspected smugglers to seize 1,500 cartons of tobacco this morning after a battle at sea.
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