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  • MAOC-N supports the seizure of 5668Kg of cocaine in a joint international operation in the Atlantic

    MAOC-N supports the seizure of 5668Kg of cocaine in a joint international operation in the Atlantic

    A large-scale anti-narcotics operation under the jurisdiction of the Cape Verdean authorities (Judiciary Police and Coast Guard), assisted by a US Navy asset deployed in West Africa, has led to the seizure of 5668Kg of cocaine on board a Brazilian fishing vessel in the Atlantic. Seven crew members with Brazilian and Montenegrin nationalities have been…


  • The Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) visits MAOC-N

    The Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) visits MAOC-N

    The Executive Director of EMSA Mrs. Maja Markovčić Kostelac visited the MAOC-N, in a meeting that served to strengthen the ties of cooperation between the Centre and this European agency also based in Lisbon, in a partnership that started in 2008, and has been progressively consolidating over the years. In a very fruitful meeting, there…


  • The Minister of Justice of Cape Verde visits MAOC-N

    The Minister of Justice of Cape Verde visits MAOC-N

    Her Excellency the Minister of Justice of Cape Verde Mrs. Joana Gomes Rosa Amado led a delegation on a visit to MAOC-N, including the National Director of the Cape Verdean Judiciary Police Mr. Ricardo Cláudio M. Gonçalves. This meeting aimed at strengthening the existing ties between Cape Verde and MAOC-N, discussing the archipelago’s strategic importance…


  • Over 1 tonne of cocaine seized by the French authorities in Martinique

    Over 1 tonne of cocaine seized by the French authorities in Martinique

    In the last few days the French authorities in Martinique conducted a maritime operation that has resulted in the seizure of 1183kg of cocaine on board a sailing vessel. As a result of surveillance actions carried out by the French Customs (DNRED) stationed on this Caribbean island it was possible to detect the approach of…


  • MAOC-N supports Spanish seizure of 560kg of cocaine

    MAOC-N supports Spanish seizure of 560kg of cocaine

    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…


  • Over 1 ton of cocaine seized by the Portuguese authorities in the Atlantic

    Over 1 ton of cocaine seized by the Portuguese authorities in the Atlantic

    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…