Year: 2022

  • MAOC-N supports Portuguese seizure of 1470Kg of cocaine in the Atlantic

    MAOC-N supports Portuguese seizure of 1470Kg of cocaine in the Atlantic

    In the early hours of the 27th of May, a joint operation carried out by the Portuguese authorities involving the Judicial Police, the Navy and the Air Force, seized 1470Kg of cocaine on board a sailing vessel, intercepted at approximately 400nm NW from Lisbon. The two crew members, of Italian and Venezuelan nationality, have been…

  • MAOC-N supports French cocaine seizure in the Gulf of Guinea

    MAOC-N supports French cocaine seizure in the Gulf of Guinea

    A maritime operation undertaken by the French authorities has resulted in the seizure of 1730kg of cocaine on board a fishing vessel sailing towards the Gulf of Guinea. Within the scope of the French Operation “Corymbe”, which main objective is to carry out missions to combat maritime insecurity and illicit trafficking in the Gulf of…

  • MAOC-N supports seizure of 945 kg of cocaine from tugboat off the coast of Brazil

    MAOC-N supports seizure of 945 kg of cocaine from tugboat off the coast of Brazil

    In the afternoon of the 29th of April, the Brazilian Federal Police carried out a maritime operation leading to the seizure of approximately 945 kg of cocaine, found onboard a Brazilian flagged tug vessel named “Aquila”. This was a joint counterdrug operation between the Brazilian Federal Police, the Brazilian Navy and the Brazilian Airforce, with…

  • MAOC-N Executive Board Meets in Lisbon

    MAOC-N Executive Board Meets in Lisbon

    Over the last two days, the MAOC-N Executive Board met at the Portuguese Judicial Police headquarters in Lisbon, to undertake a comprehensive review of the Centre’s activity during 2021 and to set out its strategic direction for the coming years. The Portuguese Judicial Police National Director, Mr. Luis Neves, opened the session, ahead of a…

  • MAOC-N supports Spanish seizure of 2900Kg of cocaine

    MAOC-N supports Spanish seizure of 2900Kg of cocaine

    In the last days the Spanish authorities have conducted a maritime operation approximately 300 nautical miles south of the Canary Islands, which has led to the seizure of 2900Kg of cocaine concealed in the fuel tanks. This joint operation was undertaken by the National Police, The Guardia Civil and the Spanish Customs (DAVA), with close…

  • MAOC-N supports the seizure of 5668Kg of cocaine in a joint international operation in the Atlantic

    MAOC-N supports the seizure of 5668Kg of cocaine in a joint international operation in the Atlantic

    A large-scale anti-narcotics operation under the jurisdiction of the Cape Verdean authorities (Judiciary Police and Coast Guard), assisted by a US Navy asset deployed in West Africa, has led to the seizure of 5668Kg of cocaine on board a Brazilian fishing vessel in the Atlantic. Seven crew members with Brazilian and Montenegrin nationalities have been…

  • The Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) visits MAOC-N

    The Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) visits MAOC-N

    The Executive Director of EMSA Mrs. Maja Markovčić Kostelac visited the MAOC-N, in a meeting that served to strengthen the ties of cooperation between the Centre and this European agency also based in Lisbon, in a partnership that started in 2008, and has been progressively consolidating over the years. In a very fruitful meeting, there…

  • The Minister of Justice of Cape Verde visits MAOC-N

    The Minister of Justice of Cape Verde visits MAOC-N

    Her Excellency the Minister of Justice of Cape Verde Mrs. Joana Gomes Rosa Amado led a delegation on a visit to MAOC-N, including the National Director of the Cape Verdean Judiciary Police Mr. Ricardo Cláudio M. Gonçalves. This meeting aimed at strengthening the existing ties between Cape Verde and MAOC-N, discussing the archipelago’s strategic importance…

  • Over 1 tonne of cocaine seized by the French authorities in Martinique

    Over 1 tonne of cocaine seized by the French authorities in Martinique

    In the last few days the French authorities in Martinique conducted a maritime operation that has resulted in the seizure of 1183kg of cocaine on board a sailing vessel. As a result of surveillance actions carried out by the French Customs (DNRED) stationed on this Caribbean island it was possible to detect the approach of…

  • MAOC-N supports Spanish seizure of 560kg of cocaine

    MAOC-N supports Spanish seizure of 560kg of cocaine

    In a joint operation executed by the Spanish authorities, namely the National Police, Guardia Civil and Customs (DAVA), the 19-metre fishing vessel MESTRE DOCA I, Brazilian flagged, was intercepted 230 nautical miles north of the Canary Islands, carrying 560 kilograms of cocaine. Following international cooperation and the exchange of information between MAOC-N and CITCO (Spanish…

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