Category: Operational

  • Spanish authorities seized significant quantities of cannabis resin destined for Brazil

    Spanish authorities seized significant quantities of cannabis resin destined for Brazil

    The Surveillance Services of the Spanish Customs (DAVA) recently conducted a maritime operation approximately 150nm south of the Canary Islands, which resulted in the seizure of over 6000kg of cannabis resin on board a sailing vessel. The sailboat departed from southern Portugal towards the west coast of Morocco, where it may have loaded the illicit…

  • MAOC-N supports Italian seizure of over 5.3 tonnes of cocaine

    MAOC-N supports Italian seizure of over 5.3 tonnes of cocaine

    MAOC-N has supported a major operation to combat drug trafficking by sea, carried out by the Italian Guardia di Finanza and with the support of the Dutch, French, UK, US, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish authorities. This extraordinary operation has resulted in the arrest of five individuals – an Italian, two Tunisians, a Frenchman, and an…

  • MAOC-N supports international Operation White Sea

    MAOC-N supports international Operation White Sea

    Operation WHITE SEA was coordinated by Belgian Customs and took place over the last month, with the operational activities situated along the Western European coast, in the seaports, on the Channel and the North Sea. This operational activity is included in one of the action plans of the European Union’s European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal…

  • MAOC-N supports French Seizure of 317kg of cocaine near Martinique

    MAOC-N supports French Seizure of 317kg of cocaine near Martinique

    On the evening of 05/07/2023, the French surveillance frigate Ventôse intercepted a sailing vessel off Martinique that was carrying 317 kg of cocaine. The inspection team, along with the specialized maritime intervention team, noted the presence of suspicious bundles on board the vessel, which ultimately tested positive for cocaine. The two crew members, the cargo…

  • MAOC-N supports Portuguese “Operação Cristal”, seizing 1,000kg of cocaine on a sailing vessel near the Azores

    MAOC-N supports Portuguese “Operação Cristal”, seizing 1,000kg of cocaine on a sailing vessel near the Azores

    The Portuguese Judicial Police, through its Southern Directorate in Portimão, and with the support of the Portuguese Navy and the Portuguese Air Force, carried out a maritime operation, named “Operação Cristal”, that resulted in the seizure of approximately 1.000kg of cocaine in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of the Azores, Portugal. The target of…

  • MAOC-N supports Portuguese cocaine seizure on a sailing vessel in the Atlantic

    MAOC-N supports Portuguese cocaine seizure on a sailing vessel in the Atlantic

    The Portuguese Judicial Police, through the National Unit for Combating Drug Trafficking (UNCTE) and with the support of the Portuguese Navy, carried out a maritime operation which resulted in the seizure of approximately 1.000kg of cocaine in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Portugal. The target of the operation – which was named Operation…

  • MAOC-N supports Spanish cocaine seizure on a fishing vessel near the Canary Islands

    MAOC-N supports Spanish cocaine seizure on a fishing vessel near the Canary Islands

    Last week, under particularly adverse weather conditions, the Patrol Vessel CONDOR of the Spanish Customs Surveillance Service carried out a maritime operation which resulted in the seizure of over 1.500kg of cocaine in the Atlantic. The target of the operation was a vessel named EFESIOS 5-20, a 25 meter-long fishing vessel flying the Brazilian flag,…

  • Guinean Navy seizes 1.5 tonnes of cocaine with support from MAOC-N

    Guinean Navy seizes 1.5 tonnes of cocaine with support from MAOC-N

    In the early hours of April 2nd, 2023, the Guinean Navy intercepted a fishing vessel named ALIMAN 1 off the coast of Conakry, Guinea, seizing more than 1.5 tonnes of cocaine found onboard the vessel, which was flying a flag from Sierra Leone. The drugs, believed to be ultimately destined for the European market, were…

  • MAOC-N supports French seizure of 4.7 tonnes of cocaine off West Africa

    MAOC-N supports French seizure of 4.7 tonnes of cocaine off West Africa

    On April 5th, 2023, the high seas patrol Premier L’Her of the French Navy seized more than 4.7 tonnes of cocaine on board a vessel named MED SEA LION, a freighter flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The drugs, which were ultimately destined for the European market, were apprehended off the African coast,…

  • MAOC-N supports Spanish cocaine seizure on two sailing vessels

    MAOC-N supports Spanish cocaine seizure on two sailing vessels

    Last week, the Special Operations Vessel ‘Fulmar’ of the Spanish Customs Surveillance Service conducted two maritime operations which resulted in the seizure of 1.100Kg of cocaine in the Atlantic. This operation is a result of joint efforts by the Spanish Customs (DAVA), the National Police and the Guardia Civil in close cooperation with international partners…

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