The following is excerpted from a 29 November 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.
A global enforcement operation targeting drugs organized by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in close cooperation with Japan Customs resulted in the seizure by Customs officials of 220 kg of narcotics worth about 15 million euro on the market and the arrest of 39 suspected traffickers.
Operation WESTERLIES aimed to combat trafficking of methamphetamines by air from Africa to Asia, based on heightened Customs controls on departing, in transit and arriving passengers at international airports located on routes known to be used by drug smugglers and organized criminals.
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wcoomd.org/en/media/newsroom/2012/november/operation-westerlies.aspx