Portuguese police said the “Narco suburbs” were filled with 6.5 tons of cocaine and caught cocaine with the help of the Atlantic Ocean.
Portuguese judicial police said officials recently seized a semi-submarine ship or so-called “Narco submarine” and intercepted nearly 6.5 tons of cocaine from the Azores.
The bust, known as Operation Nautilus, is equivalent to nearly a quarter of the 23 ton record occupied in Portugal in 2024, and is generally considered one of the drug’s first entry points into Europe. Drug traffickers have been captured Semi-submersible container Trying to evade cocaine smuggling while testing.
The ship was intercepted “in the central Atlantic Ocean about 500 nautical miles south of the Azorean islands in Portugal, about 500 nautical miles.” The judicial police statement said.
Portugal’s judicial police
The statement added that five crew members were on board, which was used by international crime circles. Police released videos of the operation showing ships containing orange parcels and the faces of four suspects blurred.
In addition to the Portuguese Navy and Air Force, international partners including the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, the National Crime Agency and Spanish Guardia civil affairs have also contributed to the bust, police said.
Portuguese police said the operation had recently occurred and there was no designated date.
Portugal’s judicial police
Many “Narco Subs” can’t be completely dived like real submarines, but some people are able to completely submerge underwater.
Most cocaine is smuggled to Portugal, from the sea in Latin America.
Although most commonly found along the coast of Colombia, “Narco Subs” have been found worldwide in recent months.
In January, “Narco Sub” A fishing boat was divided into two pieces when it was towed to a port in northwestern Spain. November, Mexican Navy says It grabbed about 8,000 pounds of cocaine on a “Narco Deputy” about 150 miles from the hotel Acapulco Resort. In September, the U.S. Coast Guard said it had unloaded cocaine worth more than $54 million, including 1,200 pounds of drugs seized from the Narco submarine.
