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MAOC-N Supports French Operation in the Caribbean – 9 Tonnes of Cocaine Seized
In the early days of 2025, the French Navy forces stationed in the Caribbean deployed their maritime patrol vessel, “La Confiance”, to intercept and board a merchant vessel believed to be carrying a large consignment of cocaine destined for Europe. The French asset successfully intercepted the target approximately 700 nautical miles southeast of Martinique. Following…
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MAOC-N supports Spanish operation in Galicia – over 1 tonne of cocaine seized
In the last days, a joint Spanish operation conducted by the National Police and Guardia Civil, led to the seizure of 1100Kg of cocaine off the Galician coast. By the end of 2024, there had been intelligence indicating that a go-fast type of vessel would depart from Galicia, with the objective of collecting a significant…
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Portuguese Authorities Seize Nearly 3.5 Tonnes of Cocaine Hidden in Banana Pallets
The Portuguese Judicial Police (PJ) has successfully dismantled a major drug trafficking operation, seizing 3.458 tonnes of cocaine hidden in pallets of bananas. The drugs were found during a search at a Portuguese port, concealed inside boxes of bananas packed on several pallets, and transported in the holds of a cargo ship that regularly transports…
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Over 3.3 Tonnes of Cocaine Seized from Venezuelan Fishing Vessel off Canary Islands
On 07/12/2024, Spanish authorities intercepted over 3.300 kg of cocaine aboard a Venezuelan-flagged fishing vessel West of the Canary Islands. Officers from the Spanish Customs Surveillance Special Operations Vessel PETREL boarded the vessel, arresting ten crew members on board—nine Venezuelan nationals and one Colombian national—and seizing 110 bales of cocaine. The operation, which was supported…
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Over 1.6 Tonnes of Cocaine Intercepted in High-Seas International Operation
In a coordinated international effort, Portuguese authorities intercepted a fishing vessel carrying over 1.6 tonnes of cocaine in international waters, west of Cape Verde. The Brazilian-flagged fishing vessel, with a crew of six Brazilian nationals, had been initially flagged by the Brazilian Federal Police, which was key to the outcome of the whole operation. Indeed,…
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MAOC-N Supports Spanish Operation in the Atlantic – 4 Tonnes of Cocaine Seized
Over the past weeks, information has been developed and shared through MAOC-N, that a fishing vessel would be crossing the Atlantic carrying a significant amount of cocaine destined for an unknown location off the Iberian Peninsula. As the target approached European waters, it was possible to put in place an operational plan agreed by several…
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- MAOC-N Supports French Operation in the Caribbean – 9 Tonnes of Cocaine Seized
- MAOC-N supports Spanish operation in Galicia – over 1 tonne of cocaine seized
- Portuguese Authorities Seize Nearly 3.5 Tonnes of Cocaine Hidden in Banana Pallets
- Over 3.3 Tonnes of Cocaine Seized from Venezuelan Fishing Vessel off Canary Islands
- Over 1.6 Tonnes of Cocaine Intercepted in High-Seas International Operation
- MAOC-N Supports Spanish Operation in the Atlantic – 4 Tonnes of Cocaine Seized
- Portuguese Navy Fleet Commander Visits MAOC-N
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