Spanish and Ecuadorian authorities concluded a long-running investigation into a transnational cocaine trafficking network, attributing more than 21 tonnes of cocaine seized between 2024 and 2025 to the organization. The network used three operational branches. 1/3

Portugal: Authorities discovered a Spanish-registered truck with its trailer partially submerged in the Miño River near Caminha, containing a high-speed boat inside the semi-trailer. 1/2

Portugal: Authorities seized 5 tonnes of cocaine aboard a container ship intercepted 1,185 km off the Portuguese coast during Operation Skydrop. 1/5

Italy: Parliament has approved legislation creating a protection and support programme for relatives of mafia members who choose to break away from organized crime. 1/4

Italy: The Supreme Court confirmed the 41 bis prison regime for alleged 'ndrangheta boss Francesco La Rosa, rejecting his appeal after judges concluded he remained capable of maintaining criminal influence from prison. 1/4

Algeria: Authorities arrested Mehdi Laribi, an alleged founding member and senior figure of the Marseille-based DZ Mafia, a criminal network at the center of Marseille's drug trade, on a French arrest warrant. 1/5

Cyprus: Police are intensifying investigations into emerging Captagon trafficking routes after seizing 1,194 tablets in the first half of 2026, compared with just 71 tablets during the same period last year. 1/3

Ecuador: The Air Force [FAE] has destroyed 18 clandestine airstrips used by armed groups and drug trafficking gangs in 2026, mainly in coastal areas like Santa Elena. 1/3

Colombia: One of the most prominent drug distributors in Armenia, the capital of Quindío department, known as alias "Ro" and identified as the last key member of La Herencia, a family-run drug trafficking organization, was captured in a rural area of Casabianca, Tolima. 1/4

Chile: Police seized 1.48 tonnes of drugs while dismantling three trafficking organizations, in an investigation that has drawn attention because it involves the family of footballer Carlos Palacios. 1/4

Brazil: The PCC and Comando Vermelho (CV) are exploiting dozens of clandestine crossings along the Mamoré River on the Bolivia border, using motorized canoes and small boats to smuggle cocaine into Rondônia before distributing it across Brazil and to international markets. 1/3

Mexico: The Navy seized approximately 4.4 tonnes of cocaine during two maritime interdiction operations in the Pacific off Oaxaca and Chiapas, underscoring the continued use of Mexico's southern Pacific corridor for large-scale cocaine trafficking. 1/3

Germany: Police arrested three suspects nearly three months after the murder of a 37-year-old Hells Angels member, who was shot multiple times in front of his house in Wassenberg by two 23-year-old men suspected of acting as contract killers. 1/3

Bulgaria: Authorities dismantled Bulgaria's first identified fentanyl manufacturing laboratory after raiding a high-tech facility in Sofia's Fakulteta district capable of producing up to 10 kg of fentanyl per day. 1/4

The UK and US have sanctioned the Foxtrot Network, a Sweden-based transnational organized crime group led by fugitive Rawa Majid. 1/4

Malaysia: Police seized 409.4 kg of methamphetamine after disrupting a drug syndicate that used concealed roadside caches to transfer narcotics between operatives. 1/3

Hong Kong: Police have charged a 40-year-old alleged Wo Shing Wo triad leader known as "Left Mouth" with murder in the high-profile assault that killed businessman Issac Yeung after a birthday party in Tsim Sha Tsui. 1/3

Ecuador: Police seized 600 kg of cocaine hidden in a double-bottom compartment of a semi-trailer during an inspection at the Chongón toll in Guayas province. The trailer, carrying 602 packages of the drug, was reportedly destined for a maritime port, likely for shipment abroad.

Brazil: A joint operation involving federal and local police forces, along with support from Peruvian anti-narcotics police, seized a total of 500 kg of drugs in the rural area of Novo Airão on the Rio Negro, consisting of 150 kg of cocaine and 350 kg of skunk cannabis. 1/2

Panama: The National Aeronaval Service [Senan] seized 320 packages of illicit drugs concealed inside a container originating from the USA, during an operation at a Pacific port terminal. The shipment was in transit and bound for Sydney, Australia.

Azerbaijan: Customs officers seized 112.8 kg of heroin hidden beneath canned rice in 1,218 plastic containers during a detailed inspection of a truck traveling from Iran to Germany at the Shahtakhti checkpoint.

Malaysia: Police seized 329.2 kg of syabu (methamphetamine) in two operations targeting an international trafficking syndicate using Sabah as a transit hub. 1/3

Panama: Authorities seized 499 rectangular packages of drugs hidden inside 14 sacks, each with a capacity of 100 pounds, during a routine inspection of a cargo truck at the Guabalá checkpoint in Chiriquí province. 1/2

Brazil: A total of 856 kg of cocaine was seized during a nighttime operation at the Port of Salvador. Nine individuals were arrested in the act for drug trafficking, criminal organization, and concealment of illicit cargo. Two trucks used in the operation were also confiscated.

Brazil: Security forces seized about 500 kg of marijuana after uncovering a trafficking corridor using clandestine airstrips inside the remote Piripkura Indigenous Land in Mato Grosso. 1/5

Bolivia: Police discovered a clandestine airstrip and a grey Cessna aircraft (registration PAP-000) near Ascensión de la Frontera while searching for the body of sub-lieutenant Yerson Salazar, who was killed in an ambush near the Brazilian border. 1/3

Ecuador: Police seized 627 kg of cocaine concealed in 631 rectangular packages inside a maritime container declared as cacao at the port of Posorja. Authorities said the shipment originated in Peru and was destined for Germany.

Mexico: Alfonso Fernández Magallón, alias "Poncho", leader of the Cartel de Los Reyes, which operates under the Cárteles Unidos umbrella, was arrested during a joint operation by the Army, National Guard, Navy and federal and state security forces in Los Reyes, Michoacán. 1/4

Italy: The Court of Appeal in Catanzaro confirmed that the Anello-Fruci 'ndrangheta clan maintained a corrupt relationship with former Guardia di Finanza superintendent Domenico Bretti, giving the organization privileged access to law enforcement information. 1/4

Spain: A total of 111 kg of cocaine was seized in a parking garage in the Hortaleza district of Madrid after a broken suitcase revealed brick-shaped packages hidden in various suitcases and sports bags. 1/2