Year: 2021

A joint operation conducted by the Spanish authorities, involving the Guardia Civil, the National Police and Customs Surveillance Services (DAVA) has resulted in the seizure of 22,100 Kg of hashish. Despite the adverse sea conditions, the fishing vessel ODYSSEY227, flying the flag of Mongolia, was intercepted by the Spanish authorities approximately 30 nautical miles East…

A joint operation conducted by the Spanish authorities involving the Guardia Civil, the National Police and Customs Surveillance Services (DAVA) has resulted in the seizure of 7130Kg of hashish. The Tug vessel FELSTED, sailing under the flag of Vanuatu, was intercepted on the 14th of April 2021 after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar coming from…

An operation conducted by the French Navy with the support of the French Anti-Drugs Office (OFAST) has resulted in the seizure of 210Kg of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. The 12-metre sailing vessel flying the Spanish flag was intercepted by a French Navy frigate, the Ventôse, during the night of 15th to 16th April West…

In the early hours of Saturday the 27th of March, a maritime operation conducted by Spanish Customs (DAVA) resulted in the seizure of 18,000kg of hashish on board the fishing vessel ALBATROS, sailing under the flag of Panama. The vessel departed from the Netherlands and was profiled after its passage along the Galician coast, drawing…

A large-scale anti-narcotics operation undertaken by the French authorities in the Gulf of Guinea has resulted in a record seizure of cocaine on board the MV NAJLAN, a general cargo vessel flagged Saint Kitts and Nevis. Last Sunday, the 21st of March, the French boarding team from the amphibious assault ship DIXMUDE intercepted the vessel…

A joint operation between the Guardia Civil, Policia Nacional and DAVA (Customs), with the support of the Spanish Navy, has resulted in the interception of the vessel NEHIR in the Bay of Biscay and the seizure of approximately 3,000Kg of cocaine. The final destination of the vessel was believed to be the Galician coast, where…

In an unprecedented joint operation last Sunday, the Brazilian Federal Police, with the operational support of the Brazilian Navy, intercepted a sailing vessel off the coast of Recife (Brazil), resulting in the seizure of 2.2 tons of cocaine and the arrest of 5 crew members. The final destination of the drugs was believed to be…

A joint operation coordinated by Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária, with operational support from the Portuguese Navy and Airforce, has resulted in the seizure of 100kg of cocaine. The cargo vessel was intercepted off the Portuguese coast and escorted to the Port of Leixões, where further inspections resulted in the discovery of the illicit cargo and the…

On 17/01/2021 the French Navy frigate “Germinal” , stationed in Martinique, was able to intercept a fishing vessel in international waters, several hundred nautical miles off the Caribbean. 177 bales containing 4.2 tons of cocaine were detected, with eight crew members arrested. The interception occurred in an area that has been widely used by maritime drug…

The tug vessel CYCLO 1 departed the Netherlands in the beggining of November 2020 towards the West African coast, and has raised suspicions on the part of the Spanish authorities after passing through the Galician coast, by the absence of commercial activity, as it didn’t have any known charter or towing contracts. This was the…