The Number of Small Fishing Vessels Smuggling Illegal Drugs Has
![The Number of Small Fishing Vessels Smuggling Illegal Drugs Has](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/2DajXvPlHTp6Q1oURNaLIAWuBro=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale():focal(1059x609:1060x610)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/fb/26/fb26cfeb-4b19-4913-8500-7c1b584fa227/gettyimages-1205270372_web.jpg)
![](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AB976K/hm-customs-excise-protection-vessel-at-dock-in-the-port-of-leith-edinburgh-AB976K.jpg)
Drug smuggling boat hi-res stock photography and images - Page 2 - Alamy
![](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/_uVkOoqyQXe8mchVwOmzn7g3Ajw=/400x300/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/99/a9/99a92920-830e-4282-b5be-4845817d9885/pc_greg_rouse_scripps.jpg)
Articles tagged as Fishing
![](https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/07/02155712/800px-US_Navy_031220-N-0000X-001_U.S._Navy_boarding_team_takes_control_of_a_dhow_in_the_Arabian_Sea_seizing_drugs_and_detaining_the_crew.jpg)
Drug trafficking could be putting 'fragile fisheries' at risk, study says
![](https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/sites/default/files/images/print-edition/20201024_IRP001_0.jpg)
Illegal fishing fleets plunder the oceans
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YJDNADVXHZANRL6OFEYBX2FQKY.jpg?smart=true&auth=b6116a3c85ce1f516faacefc1fa38e5134c4efa1ea36f6b602ced6a4d67c7a96&width=800&height=600)
US coastguard seizes drugs worth more than $30m in Gulf of Oman
![](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/iD4a4bSu3yR-ujAefyJaPVE_XOk=/1072x720/filters:no_upscale():focal(1059x609:1060x610)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/fb/26/fb26cfeb-4b19-4913-8500-7c1b584fa227/gettyimages-1205270372_web.jpg)
The Number of Small Fishing Vessels Smuggling Illegal Drugs Has Tripled, Science
![](https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/02/im-296944-300x200.jpg)
Featured Homepage Archives, Page 9 of 11
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57cf18ae6b8f5ba693497e1a/1494444102650-YD371DPR4HCAWROXJH3Y/MXDL534.jpg?format=1500w)
US brings in more technology to fight drug smuggling at sea — AP Photos
![](https://saltwire.imgix.net/SW-fishing_boats_eastern_passage_mharvey.jpg?cs=srgb&auto=compress%2Cformat%2Cenhance)
Already the most dangerous profession, fisheries facing an increasing drug-use problem
![](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/qydhcwMulku5m5Jk8m6O9aeePso=/400x300/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/36/e5/36e5cbfa-f4ab-41ab-8101-1d7664526476/2b-female-red-siskin-trapped-from-the-wild-and-translocated-to-a-local-market-rescued-by-wildlife-authorities.jpg)
Articles by Joshua Rapp Learn
![](https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/07/02163127/Fishing_check_140402-N-ZZ999-550.jpg)
Drug trafficking could be putting 'fragile fisheries' at risk, study says
![](https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/02/dr-bonnie-henry-covid-19-bc-nov-2020-300x200.jpg)
Media Engagement Archives, Page 6 of 16
![](https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/11-6-thetrialsofphiliphalliday-carousel-735x490.jpg)
The Trials of Philip Halliday
![](https://beta.ctvnews.ca/dam/ctvnews/images/2023/4/29/1_6375963.jpg?1682795076368)
Canadian warship intercepts $50M in cocaine off Mexico