US EditionPortugal: Narco-Sub Carrying 1.7 Tonnes of Cocaine Seized in Atlantic
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The crew member is Venezuelan.
The Iberian Peninsula becomes one of the most important gateways for cocaine in South American cartels. Now Portugal's police have installed a so-called Narco Sub with more than 1.7 tons of cocaine on board.
In order to transport drugs from South America to Europe, criminal gangs also put on semi-divers. The Portuguese police are now stopping such a Narco sub. On board: large quantities of cocaine.
The South American drug mafia is increasingly using semi-diving boats, especially to smuggle cocaine into Europe. Now one of these self-made Narco Subs in the Atlantic is being stopped.
Narco-sub carrying 1.7 tonnes of cocaine seized in Atlantic
Four people have been detained after Portuguese authorities intercepted a narco-sub carrying more than 1.7 tonnes of cocaine in the mid-Atlantic. The semi-submersible vessel was bound for the Iberian peninsula and was seized in recent days, according to officials. Footage shows the police and navy surrounding the vessel before boarding, seizing the Class A substance and arresting four crew members, who are said to be from South America. The susp…
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