Category: Operational

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…

In the last few days, a joint operation conducted by the Portuguese authorities involving the Judicial Police, Navy and Air Force has resulted in the seizure of over one ton of cocaine in the Atlantic. The sailing vessel TAEPING UURAS was intercepted south of Madeira island (Portugal), at a time when weather and sea conditions…

A joint operation conducted by Spanish Customs (DAVA) and the Spanish National Police has resulted in the seizure of 4760Kg of cannabis resin on board the Polish flagged sailing vessel FLORIANA. The vessel was intercepted approximately 70 nautical miles off Cartagena (Spain) and two Bulgarian crew members belonging to an organisation involved in the illicit…

In the last days of October the Senegalese Navy with the support of the French air assets stationed in Dakar, conducted a maritime operation which has resulted in the seizure of a considerable amount of cocaine. The Polish flagged motor yacht LA ROSA, was intercepted in international waters off Dakar transporting 81 bags containing 2025Kg…

A joint operation involving the Portuguese Judicial Police, Navy and Air Force has successfully identified and intercepted a 24-metre sailing vessel in the Atlantic, loaded with 5,200kg of cocaine divided over 183 bales. Indications are that the drugs would have arrived in Europe via the Iberian Peninsula and would subsequently been distributed around the continent.…

On the 8th of October, Spanish Customs (DAVA), together with the Spanish National Police, carried out a maritime operation to intercept a German flagged sailing vessel suspected of being loaded with a large quantity of cocaine. Despite a challenging a sea state, the Spanish boarding team managed to intercept the target approximately 480 nautical miles…

On the 1st of October, French Customs, with the support of MAOC (N), seized over 1.1 tonnes of cocaine onboard the Liberian flagged merchant vessel TRUDY. Originally coming from Brazil, the vessel called in the Canary Islands before resuming its voyage towards Antwerp, Belgium, where she was to unload a cargo of chalk. The vessel…

A joint operation undertaken by the Brazilian Federal Police and Navy has resulted in the seizure of 632kg of cannabis resin on board a Panamanian flagged sailing vessel, approximately 150 nautical miles off the Brazilian archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. Indications are that the vessel departed from Europe with two Italian crew members, both of…

A joint Spanish operation involving the Guardia Civil, National Police and Customs, successfully identified and intercepted a sailing vessel, approximately 600 nautical miles west of the Canary Islands, loaded with 1,200kg of cocaine destined for Europe. The vessel was sailing without any known flag and, following exchanges with the UK and German authorities, who were…

The fishing vessel was detected during a maritime surveillance mission carried out by the French authorities in the Mediterranean, with no visible external markings on the hull and a course which did not appear to be consistent with normal fishing activity in that area. After an extensive search of the vessel it was possible to…