Category: Operational

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…

A joint operation conducted by the UK Border Force and the National Crime Agency (NCA), working closely with the Australian Federal Police and MAOC-N, as resulted in the seizure of 2.370Kg of cocaine destined to Europe. The interdiction of the Jamaican-flagged yacht Kahu, sailing from the Caribbean, took place off the coast of Plymouth (UK),…

On the 30th of August the Italian authorities, supported by intelligence provided by the Spanish and UK authorities, conducted a maritime operation resulting in the seizure of 100kg of cannabis The Bulgarian flagged sailing vessel was intercepted and boarded by the Cagliari Provincial Command of the “Guardia di Finanza” and the two crew members, also…

On 08/08/21, the Spanish National Police in a joint operation with the Customs Surveillance Service (DAVA), and in coordination with the French Customs (DNRED), have intercepted a general cargo vessel about 40 nautical miles southeast of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. The interception and subsequent deep search revealed 638 bales with a total weight of approximately 20…

The Spanish authorities, in coordination with their Portuguese counterparts, had been investigating this criminal group since 2020, culminating in the interception of the fishing vessel SEEFUCHS, which had been converted several years ago into a rescue and salvage vessel by an NGO operating in the Mediterranean that owned the vessel at the time. Hundreds of…

A joint Spanish operation in the middle of the Atlantic, with the support of the British and French authorities, has resulted in the seizure of 1 ton of cocaine on board a competition sailing vessel. The drugs (1,018 one-kilogram packages of cocaine) were hidden in a double bottom next to the fuel tanks, seen as…

The Brazilian Federal Police intercepted a Fishing vessel carrying 844kg of cocaine off Itajaí, Brazil. The seizure took place during an environmental surveillance action, which identified a fishing boat sailing on the Itapema crossing without shinning AIS. After performing evasive maneuvers and not answering the stop command, the Federal Police carried out an approach and…

On 06/06/2021, with the support of MAOC-N, the Spanish Guardia Civil and the Senegalese Navy, in a joint operation with the Spanish National Police and the Customs Surveillance Services (DAVA), and in collaboration with the French Customs (DNRED), seized 8,400kg of hashish off the Senegalese coast. According to the Spanish authorities, the operation was the…