Update: Montenegrin Mafia Boss Arrested in Billion Dollar Bust on MSC Gayane

In June 2019, Federal authorities raided the container ship MSC Gayane when the ship docked in Philadephia. They found and seized 20 tonnes of cocaine, worth over a billion dollars, stashed in shipping containers. The seizure was the largest cocaine … Continue reading

Update: Who Owns MSC Gayane? Does it Matter?

Recently, we posted about the MSC Gayane, the container ship seized on Monday by US Customs following a $1.3 billion cocaine bust last month in Philadelphia. We said that the ship was not owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) but by … Continue reading

Container Ship MSC Gayane Seized by Feds Following $1.3 B Cocaine Bust

Yesterday, US Customs seized the 9,962 TEU container ship MSC Gayane.  The MSC Gayane was the ship on which 18,000 kilograms of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.3 billion, was seized by Federal agents while at the dock in the Port … Continue reading

Who Needs a Wall? East Coast Port Cocaine Container Busts Setting Records

Anyone who thinks that a Southern border wall will stop cocaine trafficking into this country has not been paying at attention to the news. Cocaine seizures from container ships have been setting records in ports along the East Coast for … Continue reading

15.5 Metric Tonnes of Cocaine Seized on Container Ship MSC Gayane in Philly

In one of the largest drug seizures in United States history, Federal authorities seized 15,500 kilos of cocaine hidden in seven shipping containers on the container ship MSC Gayane in the port of Philadelphia. The street value of the drugs … Continue reading