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  • French Authorities Seize 900 Kg of Cocaine and 180 Kg of Methamphetamine in Nuku Hiva (Polynesia)

    French Authorities Seize 900 Kg of Cocaine and 180 Kg of Methamphetamine in Nuku Hiva (Polynesia)

    Last week, French customs (DNRED) carried out a major drug seizure on board a sailing vessel that had made a stopover in Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia. Following a thorough search, officers discovered a substantial quantity of drugs on board, totalling 900 kilograms of cocaine and 180 kilograms of methamphetamine, reportedly destined for Australia. It is…


  • Irish Authorities Seize 440kg of Cocaine off the Coast of Cork, Ireland

    Irish Authorities Seize 440kg of Cocaine off the Coast of Cork, Ireland

    In a significant blow to international drug trafficking networks, Irish authorities have seized 440kg of cocaine following a coordinated maritime interdiction operation off the coast of Cork, Ireland. The drugs were offloaded from a suspected mother vessel — a 200-metre bulk carrier arriving from South America — and collected at sea by a go-fast, which…


  • MAOC (N) Participates in Operation White Sea V

    MAOC (N) Participates in Operation White Sea V

    MAOC (N) participated in Operation White Sea V, a large-scale international initiative targeting maritime drug trafficking across the European west coast, the English Channel, the North Sea, and major seaports. The operation, led by Belgian Customs and coordinated under the EU’s EMPACT framework by Europol, ran from 2 to 30 June 2025. Twelve European countries…


  • Crew sets fire to sailing vessel after being intercepted by Spanish authorities

    Crew sets fire to sailing vessel after being intercepted by Spanish authorities

    In recent days, the Spanish authorities launched a maritime operation aimed at intercepting a sailing vessel suspected of carrying a significant quantity of cocaine bound for Europe. Following the dissemination of intelligence via MAOC-N, the Customs Surveillance Service (SVA) patrol vessel Sacre successfully intercepted the target approximately 50 nautical miles off the coast of the…


  • Major Cocaine Seizure in the Caribbean by French Armed Forces

    Major Cocaine Seizure in the Caribbean by French Armed Forces

    On 27 June 2025, the French Armed Forces in the Antilles (Forces armées aux Antilles), with support from international partners, conducted a significant counter-narcotics operation in the Caribbean Sea. A French Navy vessel, acting on intelligence and assisted by a U.S. maritime patrol aircraft and an aircraft from the Coast Guard, intercepted a Go-Fast vessel…


  • 940 Kg of Cannabis Resin seized by the French Navy off Guyana

    940 Kg of Cannabis Resin seized by the French Navy off Guyana

    On the 6th of June, the French Forces in the Caribbean carried out a maritime operation that led to the seizure of a substantial quantity of cannabis resin on board a sailing vessel, located in international waters off the coast of Guyana. Acting on intelligence shared by several countries under the MAOC-N framework, authorities had…