During an international police operation on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean, 5.2 tons of cocaine were seized. The value of the confiscated drug is estimated at about 200 million euros.
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The police noted that this party has become one of the largest in the EU and the largest in Portugal in 15 years. It is noted that the special operation was carried out with the support of the Portuguese Navy and Air Force. The military intercepted a 24-meter yacht in the ocean.
Law enforcers, with the support of the military, boarded the yacht and found 183 bales of cocaine on board. The police suspect that the consignment of drugs belonged to an international gang that brought him to Europe through the Iberian Peninsula.
Three people were detained. They were delivered to Portugal. The authorities promised to provide more detailed information about the special operation and those arrested later.
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