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flag A Yang Ming exec was detained in Taiwan on Jan. 31, 2026, over heroin found on its ship, marking the first such case involving a major global shipping firm.

flag A Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. officer, surnamed Yu, was detained in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on January 31, 2026, on suspicion of heroin smuggling after customs officials discovered a large cache of high-purity narcotics aboard the container ship Yang Ming Horizon. flag The vessel arrived in Kaohsiung after skipping its scheduled stop in Hong Kong, and the contraband was found following a tip from crew members about suspicious cargo delivered in Vietnam. flag Authorities confirmed the company provided all available CCTV footage and logs, and no other crew members were involved. flag The case is notable as the first known instance involving a major global shipping company, prompting investigations into potential management failures and links to a transnational drug network.

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