OUR MISSION
Mission Statement and Values
MAOC (N)’s mission is to support Europe’s fight against drug trafficking in the Atlantic and Mediterranean maritime and aerial domains.
Steps for guaranteed goal achievement
Ensuring that we are visible, relevant and credible by:
- Fusing and responding to actionable intelligence and multinational law enforcement direction
- De-conflicting, developing and supporting coordinated interventions
- Supporting investigations and maritime surveillance
- Enhancing our knowledge and understanding of the maritime domain, identifying opportunities to develop
- Sharing more intelligence and working together to fill intelligence gaps
- Building effective partnerships with relevant actors to create a hostile environment to counter drug trafficking
- Innovation – seeking better solutions to meet new and future challenges
In delivering our core business it is important to adhere to a set of values to provide a moral compass for MAOC (N):
- Loyalty – supporting each other as equals in all tasks
- Trust – having confidence to rely and depend on each other, creating an inclusive environment
- Respect – treating everyone with dignity and respect, valuing diversity and working in partnership
- Teamwork – recognizing that we are stronger and more effective together
- Endeavour – leading by example with a stamina to finish the mission
- Integrity – being professional and acting with integrity and transparency
Latest Posts
- Spanish and Portuguese Authorities Dismantle Important Criminal Group Dedicated to International Drug Trafficking
- Commander in Chief of French Forces in the Atlantic visits MAOC-N
- MAOC-N awarded the “Nécora de Oro” by the Fundación Gallega Contra El Narcotrafico
- MAOC-N Supports French Seizure of 894kg of Cocaine off the Coast of West Africa
- MAOC-N Welcomes Germany as its Newest Partner Country
- French Authorities, Supported by MAOC-N, Seize more than 10 Tonnes of Cocaine in the Gulf of Guinea, an All-Time Record for the Centre
- Spanish Authorities Seize 157kg of Cocaine near Cape Verde, with Support from MAOC-N
- MAOC-N Hosts Australian Border Force Commander at the Centre’s Headquarters
- MAOC-N Supports French Navy’s High Seas Operations, Leading to Seizure of 7 Tonnes of Cocaine in the Atlantic
- MAOC-N hosts Atlantic Centre Coordinator, forging alliance on transatlantic security
- MAOC-N Executive Director Enhances Collaboration with Portuguese Aerial Command
- MAOC-N supports Spanish operation in the Atlantic
- MAOC-N and the Portuguese Ministry of Justice reaffirm their excellent cooperation following Minister Catarina Sarmento e Castro’s visit to the Centre
- Spanish authorities seize over 4 tonnes of cocaine in the Atlantic, supported by MAOC-N
- In Memoriam
- MAOC-N supports Spanish seizure of 500kg of cocaine on board a go-fast, South of the Canary Islands
- MAOC (N) in 2023
- MAOC-N supports French seizure of 1.2 tonnes of cocaine mid-Atlantic
- MAOC-N supports another successful Senegalese operation in the Atlantic – 690 kg of cocaine seized
- The German Ambassador to Portugal visits MAOC-N
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