Cover DRUG: In Canada, some moms say cannabis makes them better parents Smoking cannabis has made me “a better mother,” says Karine Cyr. The mother of two leads a group of like-minded Canadian women challenging ... By maritimemagMarch 13, 20190
Headlines Piracy: Boundaries of High Risk Area Reduced The geographic boundaries of the ‘High Risk Area’ for piracy in the Indian Ocean have been reduced. An industry group of shipping and ... By maritimemagMarch 11, 20190
Headlines NAFDAC to reduce drug abuse in secondary schools The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has gone into collaboration with young pharmacist groups on a programme titled ... By maritimemagMarch 7, 20190
Cover UK Destroyer Seizes Two Tonnes of Hashish The Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon has completed her sixth drug bust on the Middle East’s “Hash Highway,” seizing more than two tonnes of ... By maritimemagMarch 7, 20190
Cover English Channel migrant smugglers jailed by French court A French court on Friday jailed two Iraqis and one Iranian man for organising illegal migrant boat journeys across the English Channel. ... By maritimemagMarch 3, 20190
Headlines Nigerian importers seal Chinese warehouses over illegal deals Tayo Oladipupo The Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) Special Task Force on Illegal Importation, South West Zone said it sealed five warehouses belonging to Chinese firms ... By maritimemagMarch 1, 20190
Illicit Trade Coast Guard Finds Marijuana Operation by its Smell A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew assigned to a joint anti-drug patrol in the Bahamas recently uncovered a large, illicit marijuana grow with 200,000 plants ... By maritimemagFebruary 25, 20190
Headlines Elections: NDLEA begins nationwide clampdown of hard drugs The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, said it has commenced a nationwide clampdown of flashpoints where hard drugs are trafficked ... By maritimemagFebruary 24, 20190
Illicit Trade Pangolins: No Respite from Poaching February 16 is World Pangolin Day. Pangolins are still the most heavily trafficked mammal in the world. Hundreds of thousands of pangolins have ... By maritimemagFebruary 23, 20190
Cover TUSK SMUGGLING: Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ smuggler Bags 15 year jail-Term A prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the “Ivory Queen” was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court on Tuesday for ... By maritimemagFebruary 21, 20190
Headlines Shun fake goods; anti-piracy group warns Shippers, manufacturers Tayo oladipupo The Anti-Piracy Society of Nigeria (APSN) has called on manufacturers and importers of goods into the country to shun fake ... By maritimemagFebruary 20, 20190
Headlines Drug: Court convicts man for unlawful exportation A drug dealer, Mba Ebere, has been convicted for exporting 280 grams of methamphetamine (a hard drug) to Malaysia by a Federal High ... By maritimemagFebruary 16, 20190
Headlines Lagos NDLEA promises to ensure success of election The Lagos Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has promised to do all that is required to ensure the success ... By maritimemagFebruary 16, 20190
Cover DRUG: NDLEA arraigns 2 in Lagos National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency NDLEA, yesterday, arraigned a man, Ilomuanya Uzoma , also known as Uzo, before a Federal High Court sitting ... By maritimemagFebruary 15, 20190
Customs & Excise Clearing Agents Seek Amnesty for Smuggled Vehicles Abiola Seun The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has called on the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to consider re-opening payment of ... By maritimemagFebruary 13, 20190
Cover Drug baron El Chapo faces life jail in America The 61-year-old former head of the Sinaloa cartel — famed for his brazen escapes from Mexican prisons — Mexican mobster and drug ... By maritimemagFebruary 13, 20190
