The versatility of drug-trafficking gangs appears to have no limits. The latest major drugs seizure has taken place on beaches and in a property near Figueira da Foz – a
GNR states that there are no suspects still detained, the due diligence is still taking place, with elements of the Coastal Control and Border Unit on site.
Security forces seized 6.5 tons of cocaine on Portugal's west coast. The drugs were allegedly smuggled from the sea through beaches near the towns of Figueira da Foz, Odemira, and Sines.
Operation Atalaia resulted from the dismantling of a criminal network allegedly preparing to introduce narcotics into the country and into the European market