US EditionPortugal intercepts a semi-submersible vessel loaded with cocaine
- Portuguese authorities, along with international agencies, seized 6.5 tonnes of cocaine from a semi-submersible vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 500 nautical miles south of the Azores, on Tuesday.
- The intercepted vessel, often dubbed a 'narco-submarine,' was en route to the Iberian Peninsula and was being used by an international crime ring attempting to evade detection.
- The operation involved the Portuguese Navy and Air Force, along with the US Drug Enforcement Agency, the British National Crime Agency, and the Spanish Guardia Civil.
- The confiscated cocaine accounts for nearly a quarter of the 23 tonnes of medicine seized in Portugal throughout 2024.
- Portugal is often considered a primary entry point for drugs into Europe, with most of the cocaine originating from Latin America and being transported by sea via semi-submersible vessels.
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'Submersible' with 6.5 tonnes of cocaine intercepted off the Azores
Portugal's police have intercepted a boat with 6.5 tons of cocaine on board in the Atlantic Ocean. The cargo was destined for the European market. It was a so-called semi-submersible: a boat that largely disappears below the water level, making it harder to see. The vessel sailed 500 nautical miles south of the Azores. This is an autonomous group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that belongs to Portugal. There were five crew members on board. No…
First time intercepted in the ocean, a narcosubmarine with all his cocaine shipment.
A joint operation by the Guardia Civil and the Portuguese Judicial Police has made it possible to intercept a narcosubmarine loaded with 6.6 tons of drugs 500 nautical miles south of the Azores and 680 southwest of the Canary Islands, according to the authorities of both countries. It is the first time that one of these semi-submersibles – known in police jargon as “low-profile embarcations” (LPV) as they never fully submerge because part of it …
Portugal: Nearly 6.5 tons of cocaine intercepted in an underwater narco off the Azores
The Portuguese authorities announced that they had seized a semi-submersible in the Atlantic Ocean, loaded with about 6.5 tons of cocaine, more than a quarter of the total amount of powder seized in the country last year.
Agents from Spain and Portugal intervene near the Azores a narcosubmarine with 6,500 kilos of cocaine going to the Iberian Peninsula
A police operation involving Portuguese and Spanish agents has made it possible to intercept about 500 nautical miles south of the Azores a narcosubmarine who...
Portugal Intercepts Suspicious Submarine, Finds 6.5 Tonnes Of Cocaine In It
Officers have confiscated nearly 6.5 tonnes of cocaine from a semi-submersible submarine intercepted off the Azores while bound for the Iberian peninsula, Portugal's judicial police said on Tuesday. The bust amounts to nearly a quarter of the record 23 tonnes seized across the whole of 2024 in Portugal, often considered one of the first points of entry for the drug into Europe. Drug traffickers have been caught using semi-submersible vessels, so…
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