The International Group of P&I Clubs, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO and InterManager (the “international industry organisations”) draw Members’ attention to the series of recent ship detentions and crew arrests in Mexico and, in the case of the UBC Savannah, the lengthy and continuing detention in custody of the ship’s Master without any formal charges against him, following the discovery of illegal narcotics on board.
Since July 2019, the international industry organisations have recorded a number of cases where ships have been detained upon arrival in Mexican ports (in particular Altamira and Ensenada ports), with the ports of departure usually from Ecuador, Colombia or Panama, where illegal narcotics have been found on board. In some cases, such detentions and crew arrests have followed when the illegal narcotics have been discovered on board by the crew and reported in advance at the earliest opportunity to the local authorities at the port of arrival in Mexico.
See attached file: Mexico: Smuggling of Illegal Narcotics – Risk of Ship Detention and Crew Arrest.pdf
墨西哥：走私非法麻醉品——船舶扣押及船员逮捕的风险
国际保赔集团IG、国际航运公会ICS、BIMCO和国际船舶经理人协会Inter Manager提请会员注意，最近在墨西哥发生一系列船舶扣押及船员逮捕事件，在UBC Savannah事件中，在该船发现非法麻醉品后，船长未经正式指控而被长期拘留。
自2019年7月以来，Inter Manager已经记录多起船舶抵达墨西哥港口就被扣留的事件（特别是在Altamira 和Ensenada港），涉及的出发港通常为Ecuador, Colombia或Panama，也在船上发现了非法麻醉品。其中有些情况是，当船员在船上发现非法麻醉品，以最快的速度提前向墨西哥抵达港的地方当局报告，随后还是发生了扣船和拘留。
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