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The General Director of the Brazilian Federal Police visits MAOC-N
MAOC (N) hosted a visit for the Brazilian Federal Police, represented by Mr Márcio Nunes de Oliveira, the General Director, Mr Caio Rodrigo Pellim, the Director of Investigation and Fight against Organised Crime Unit and Ms Cecília Silva Franco, the Brazilian Police Liaison Officer at the Brazilian Embassy in Lisbon. This visit took place in…
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MAOC-N supports Spanish cocaine seizure on board a fishing vessel
Last Friday, a Spanish joint operation undertaken by the National Police, The Guardia Civil and Customs (DAVA), with the coordinated support from MAOC-N, led to the seizure of 560kg of cocaine on board a fishing vessel. The flagless vessel was intercepted approximately 400 nautical miles south of the Canary Islands with eight Brazilians on board,…
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MAOC-N supports Portuguese seizure of 1470Kg of cocaine in the Atlantic
In the early hours of the 27th of May, a joint operation carried out by the Portuguese authorities involving the Judicial Police, the Navy and the Air Force, seized 1470Kg of cocaine on board a sailing vessel, intercepted at approximately 400nm NW from Lisbon. The two crew members, of Italian and Venezuelan nationality, have been…
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MAOC-N supports French cocaine seizure in the Gulf of Guinea
A maritime operation undertaken by the French authorities has resulted in the seizure of 1730kg of cocaine on board a fishing vessel sailing towards the Gulf of Guinea. Within the scope of the French Operation “Corymbe”, which main objective is to carry out missions to combat maritime insecurity and illicit trafficking in the Gulf of…
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MAOC-N supports seizure of 945 kg of cocaine from tugboat off the coast of Brazil
In the afternoon of the 29th of April, the Brazilian Federal Police carried out a maritime operation leading to the seizure of approximately 945 kg of cocaine, found onboard a Brazilian flagged tug vessel named “Aquila”. This was a joint counterdrug operation between the Brazilian Federal Police, the Brazilian Navy and the Brazilian Airforce, with…
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MAOC-N Executive Board Meets in Lisbon
Over the last two days, the MAOC-N Executive Board met at the Portuguese Judicial Police headquarters in Lisbon, to undertake a comprehensive review of the Centre’s activity during 2021 and to set out its strategic direction for the coming years. The Portuguese Judicial Police National Director, Mr. Luis Neves, opened the session, ahead of a…
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