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The Australian Ambassador to Portugal visits MAOC-N
Ambassador Indra McCormick, the Australian Ambassador to Portugal who is also accredited to Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau & Sao Tome and Principe, was recently received by the MAOC-N Executive Director at its headquarters in Lisbon, accompanied by officers of the Australian Border force. Ambassador McCormick was briefed on MAOC-N’s activities and operations, with a view to…
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US Ambassador Jessica Lapenn visits MAOC-N
Ambassador Jessica Lapenn, U.S. Ambassador to the African Union and U.S. Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation, was recently received by the Executive Director and the Head of Operations of MAOC-N at its headquarters in Lisbon. Ambassador Lapenn was briefed on some of the Centre’s past and current operations, with a particular focus on the vulnerabilities…
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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…
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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,…
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The Ambassador of the United States of America to Portugal visits MAOC-N
The Ambassador of the United States of America to Portugal Randi Charno Levine was recently received by the Executive Director and the Head of Operations of MAOC-N at its headquarters in Lisbon. Ambassador Levine was briefed on some of the Centre’s past and current operations combating the emergence of new maritime drug trafficking routes and…
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MAOC-N mourns the loss of a Spanish fellow Officer
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.
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