Recently, officers confiscated nearly 6.5 tons of cocaine from the selling vessel, or the so -called “Narco Sub”, intercepted the Azore Azorov when they were transferred to the Iberian peninsula, Portugal's judiciary said.
The bust, dubbed Nautilus, is almost a quarter of 23 tons, seized throughout 2024 in Portugal, often considered one of the first drugs to enter Europe. Narculians were caught with the help of The rebel vessels to smuggle cocaine trying to evade detection.
The vessel was intercepted “in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 500 marine miles” south of the Azores Archipelago, said in a statement to the court police.
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Five crew members were on board a vessel used by an international criminal ring. Police posted a video About an operation showing a ship loaded with orange packages, as well as four suspects with their faces.
In addition to the Portuguese Fleet and the Air Force, international partners, including the US Drug Administration, the British National Crime Agency and the Spanish Guard civil guard contributed to the bust, police reports.
Portuguese police said the operation had recently taken place without determining the date.
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Many Narco Subs cannot completely immerse themselves like a real submarine, but some may completely immerse themselves under water.
Most cocaine smuggling in Portugal enters the sea from Latin America.
Although most often observed near the coast of Colombia, Narco Subs have been spotted worldwide in recent months.
In January, a “Narco Sub” It crashed into two parts when the fishing boat towed it to the port in the North Western Spain. In November, The Mexican fleet said He confiscated about 8,000 pounds of cocaine aboard “addiction” about 150 miles off Acapulok resort. In September, the US Coast Guard said it unloaded cocaine worth more than $ 54 million – including over 1200 pounds of drugs that were confiscated from Narco Sub.