Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre - Narcotics
multinational maritime drug-interdiction coordination body
2 items across 2 editions · last active 14 Oct 26
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No. 106 · Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Portugal seizes 3.7 tonnes of cocaine from a speedboat 80 nautical miles off Faro; one suspect dies in the chase
So what? A multi-tonne load moved by fast boat rather than in a container never touches port scanning, so the value of this case is the at-sea intelligence that located it. The lean is toward more offshore hand-offs off Iberia while the big northern container ports tighten their controls.
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No. 29 · Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Italy-led multinational operation intercepts 2.6 tonnes of cocaine off Portugal
Sources: Euronews · Portugal Resident (2026-07-27)
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Mission areas Transnational Organized Crime
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