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Paulo Dias, a security specialist, explains how an operation capable of seizing nine tonnes of cocaine is put together — as the Polícia Judiciária (Portuguese Judicial Police) did when it captured a semi-submersible off the Portuguese coast.
Three South Americans were intercepted aboard a narco-submarine 230 nautical miles from the Azores. The Portuguese Criminal Police were surprised by the amount of cocaine, which could be a record.
The operation involved collaboration from organisations such as the United States federal agency responsible for combating drug trafficking.
A semi-submersible vessel carrying 300 bales of cocaine was intercepted in recent days off the Azores, the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) announced today, saying it acted jointly with the Navy and the Air Force.
The interception occurred about 230 nautical miles from the Azores, in extreme and highly hazardous weather conditions.
