January 2000
2 reports. Seizures 2
10,635 kg of Montreal-bound hashish intercepted in Newark
United States authorities intercepted a marine container in Newark, New Jersey, on 31 January 2000 holding 10,635 kilograms of hashish bound for Montreal. The seizure made up almost the entire 10.8 tonnes of hashish seized in the United States that year.
Cannabis 10.635 t4,715 kg of hashish seized from Mombasa rental house
Police recovered 4,715 kilograms of cannabis resin stored in a rented house on Links Road, Nyali, on 26 January 2000 after an informer tip about contraband from the port. It was one of two Mombasa consignments totalling over six tons taken that January and March.
Cannabis 4.715 t