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Police Seize More than 2.6 Tonnes of Cocaine Off Portugal
The haul had an estimated street value of 500 million euros, and investigators said the crew used a high-speed boat to move drugs at sea.
- Italian border and customs police reported the seizure of more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal on Monday.
- During a two-week operational period, maritime assets deployed across the Atlantic targeted trafficking networks moving cocaine from Latin America to Europe through at-sea transfers designed to avoid major ports.
- The operation seized 11 tonnes of cocaine and 8.5 tonnes of hashish, with authorities finding the drugs aboard an 'ultra-fast ocean-going rigid inflatable boat' used for at-sea recovery of illicit cargo.
- Four suspects were arrested—two Spaniards, a Gibraltar resident, and an Albanian man living in Italy. Guardia and Finanza police estimated the cocaine's street value at $570 million.
- Jean-Philippe Lecouffe, Europol Deputy Executive Director Operations, stated law enforcement will use gathered intelligence to dismantle criminal networks, saying 'even the Atlantic is not big enough for organised crime to hide.
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Noticias ao MinutoThe drug crossed the Atlantic hidden in fiberglass bags glued by divers to the hull of the ship. There are no detainees and the investigation continues.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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An international operation allowed the interception of a fast boat carrying a drug shipment estimated at €500 million A fast boat carrying more than 2.6 tons
·France
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The police have inflicted a severe blow on international drug trafficking: a dinghy carrying more than 2.6 tons of cocaine has been intercepted in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The...
·Milan, Italy
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