Recent cruise ship news headlines have featured drug busts. Remember the two British senior citizens who were smuggling roughly 20 pounds of cocaine on a Marco Polo cruise ship around the Caribbean? Or the 14 passengers who were waiting to board a cruise ship in Port Canaveral, Florida when they...
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British Seniors Busted for Cocaine on Marco Polo Cruise Ship
The cruise line industry is always abuzz with interesting storylines – this time reports of a cocaine bust aboard the Marco Polo Cruise Ship in which two elderly British passengers were arrested. The suspects, ages 70 and 72, were held on suspicion of international drug trafficking when the ship docked...
Costa Concordia Carrying Shipment of Mob Drugs When Sunk?
Reports coming from Italian investigators say that the Costa Concordia, which sunk in January 2012 off the coast of Giglio, was carrying a shipment of Mob drugs. Some highlights from the Independent news article: The ’Ndrangheta crime syndicate was responsible for using the #CostaConcordia to transport drug shipments. Members of...