Category: Institutional

The Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre (Narcotics) expresses its deepest condolences to the family and fellow officers of the Spanish Customs Surveillance Service (SVA/DAVA) officer who recently passed away during a maritime operation in the Atlantic.

On the 8th and 9th of March, MAOC (N) organized a high-level conference on West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea, bringing together high-level officers from relevant countries within the sub-region and Europe, to openly discuss and examine the existing challenges regarding maritime interceptions and the boarding of vessels suspected of engaging in illicit drug…

On 09/02/2023, Real Admiral Oumar Wade from the Senegalese Navy, as well as Commander Jean Marin d’Hébrail from the French Navy, met the Executive Director and the Head of Operations of MAOC-N at the Centre’s headquarters in Lisbon for a joint analysis and discussion on the emergence of new maritime drug trafficking routes, with the…

On 13/02/2023, the MAOC-N Executive Director hosted a visit for the Minister of State at the Department of Justice of Ireland, Mr. James Brown, at the Centre’s headquarters in Lisbon. Minister James Brown, who was accompanied by the Ambassador of Ireland to Portugal Mr. Ralph Victory, visited the Centre following the country’s strong ties with…

On 31/01/2023, the MAOC (N) Executive Director, has met with the Her Excellency the Minister of Justice of Cape Verde Mrs. Joana Gomes Rosa Amado, during an official visit to Cabo Verde, aiming to strengthen existing cooperation. This meeting aimed at strengthening the existing ties between Cape Verde and MAOC (N), discussing the archipelago’s strategic…

Rear Admiral Lawrence F. LeGree, the Deputy Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S), visited MAOC-N headquarters in Lisbon, where he and his delegation had the opportunity to meet the MAOC-N Executive Director and the Head of Operations. This meeting served to reinforce the institutional cooperation between these two bodies, in order…

The Seaport Cooperation Programme (SEACOP) team visited MAOC-N headquarters in Lisbon, in a meeting aimed at reinforcing the successful partnership between the two parties. The SEACOP team had the opportunity to learn about the Centre’s work since its inception in 2007 and also about the main tools at its disposal to support Europe’s fight against drug…

Her Excellency the Minister of Interior, Institutional Reforms, and Democratic Renewal of Belgium Annelies Verlinden visited MAOC-N this week. This meeting aimed at presenting the work carried out at MAOC-N and discussing the terms of a possible entry of Belgium into the Centre. Her Excellency the Minister reiterated Belgium’s willingness to become a partner country…

Organized jointly by the Portuguese Judicial Police (PJ), Air Force and MAOC (N), a General Aviation Awareness Session took place in the PJ headquarter in the last days.Several aviation experts attended the event to enlighten an audience composed of PJ inspectors and MAOC (N) analysts on all issues related to General Aviation and the use…