Nigeria Navy destroys illegal refineries, stolen oil
ABUJA: The Nigerian Navy, in an operation executed by high-ranking officers from the Nigerian Naval Ship, NNS DELTA, on Bennet...
Argentina steel output down 12.2% at 404,900 mt
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina produced 404,900 mt of crude steel in November, down 12.2% year on year, national steel association Camara...
US to resume purchase of Nigeria’s crude oil
ABUJA: The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has revealed that the United States of America will soon...
Cuba sees GDP growth slowing to 2 pct in 2016
HAVANA: Cuba has forecast economic growth at 2 percent in 2016, down from 4 percent this year but still favorable...
Mexico expects agric exports to rise 100%
MEXICO CITY: Mexico expects its shipments of agricultural products to China to increase 100 percent next year as Chinese consumers’...
Brazil’s finances worsen in November
BRASILIA: A key gauge of Brazil’s public finances, the primary fiscal deficit, ballooned in November to one of the worst...
Canadian dollar dips in holiday trade
OTTAWA: USD/CAD has posted gains in light holiday trade. In the European session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3880. The Canadian...
Ukraine reduces rice imports
KIEV: Since the beginning of the current season Ukraine has imported 21.7 KMT of rice. This is 19% less than...
Philippines imports grow for fifth straight month
MANILA: Imports sustained their strong momentum in October, rising for the fifth straight month to outpace the rest of Asia,...
US trade deficit narrows in November
WASHINGTON: The U.S. goods trade deficit narrowed slightly in November, as both exports and imports weakened, the Commerce Department said....
Indonesia police seize 1.5 tons of marijuana from truck
TANGERANG: The National Police announced that they recently thwarted the trafficking of 1.5 tons of marijuana from a truck on...
5.5 kg Charas Seized on Indo-Nepal Border
BALRAMPUR: Sashastra Seema Bal jawans today arrested a 45-year-old man and recovered 5.5 kg charas worth Rs 55 lakh, from...
Malaysian Customs prosecuted 162 smugglers in Sarawak
MIRI: The Customs Department prosecuted 162 smugglers in Sarawak this year. Customs deputy director-general Datuk Matrang Suhaili said bringing the...
Russian spies catch 12,000 oil smuggling trucks on Turkey-Iraq border
MOSCOW: Russian spies have caught up to 12,000 trucks believed to be carrying oil on the Turkish-Iraqi border. It is...
UK drug-smuggling suspect arrested in Greece
LONDON: One of the UK's most wanted men who allegedly tried to smuggle £1.6 million worth of cocaine into the...
Germany authorities arrest Italian man for smuggling cocaine
BERLIN: German authorities say they have arrested a member of an Italian organised crime group following an investigation into a...
HM Customs recover 90 kgs of cannabis from the sea
LONDON: It has been an eventful Christmas weekend for HM Customs. Officers of the Customs Marine Unit were involved in...
US Customs confiscates pot in fuel tank
EL PASO: Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted 82.5 pounds of marijuana Monday at the Ysleta Port of Entry (POE),...
Drugs in Jamaica fish among top 10 seizures for US Customs in 2015
NEW YORK: United States’ Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials see a lot of ingenious methods drug smugglers use to...
India Customs seizes gold worth Rs 1.34 crore in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit of Mumbai Customs apprehended two persons at the Mumbai international airport and recovered 57.40kg of...
