US Edition'Narco Sub' Caught Carrying £520million of Cocaine in 'Largest Ever' Seizure
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Portuguese judicial police have seized approximately 9 tons of cocaine from a submarine off the coast of the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The submarine, originating from Latin America, was carrying approximately 300 bags of the drug. Thirty-five bags sank along with the vessel. The four crew members have been arrested.
Record drug seizure in Portuguese waters: semi-submersible submarine, 300 bales of cocaine and four arrests.
Lisbon (Portugal), 27 January 2026 - The Portuguese police intercepted off the Azores Islands a narco-submarine carrying a record nine tons of cocaine. It is the largest drug shipment ever registered on a semi-submersible vessel directed to our continent, detected through a joint operation with the Navy and Air Force of the country. The US Drug Enforcement Administration and the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom also participated in th…
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