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UK authorities help to seize 'narco sub' and record cocaine haul in Atlantic Ocean

Summary by Sky News UK
The drugs seizure weighs nearly as much as a school bus and is thought to be the biggest ever narcotics cargo bound for Portugal.

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Four Latin American crew members were transporting 300 packages of cocaine in a submarine.

The Portuguese authorities have seized almost nine tons of cocaine on a semi-submersible vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, which is the largest drug cache ever intercepted by the country. The operation was carried out about 230 nautical miles from the Azores and involved a coordinated effort by the Portuguese police, navy and air force, with the support of the United States and British law enforcement forces. The vessel, commonly known as narcosubma…

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RomaToday broke the news in on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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