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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…

As a result of coordination between the Italian, Spanish, British and Bulgarian authorities and the support of MAOC-N, the Italian Guardia di Finanza intercepted a US-flagged sailing vessel carrying 6 tonnes of hashish off the coast of Sicily on 13/06/2021. The crew, composed by three Bulgarian nationals, was arrested. According to the official press release,…

As part of a joint operation conducted by the UK and Spanish authorities, the Spanish National Police and Customs Surveillance Services (DAVA) were able to intercept a sailing vessel carrying 1000 kg of cocaine. The interception of the vessel named WIND WHISPER occurred on the 13th of June with the operational support of the Spanish…

In a joint operation conducted by the Federal Police and the Navy, the Brazilian authorities were able to intercept a sailing vessel approximately 230 nautical miles off Recife (Brazil), carrying a significant amount of hashish. The vessel was escorted to the port of Recife where 4300 Kg of hashish were found on board. The crew…