“NARCO Sub” is loaded with 6.5 tons of cocaine seized in the Atlantic Ocean with the help of Dea, says Portugal police

The officers recently confiscated approximately 6.5 tons of cocaine from a semi -concrete bowl, or the so -called “NARCO SUB”, who objected to the outfits while it was linked to the Iberian chests, according to Portugal’s judicial police.

The bust, which is called the Nautilus process, reaches nearly a quarter of the record 23 tons seized over the year 2024 in Portugal, and is often considered one of the first entry points for the drug to Europe. Drug dealers were arrested using Semi -recovered ships To smuggle cocaine while trying to evade detection.

The ship was intercepted “in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 500 nautical miles” south of the Brewgal archipelago, He said the judicial police statement.

The statement added that five members of the crew were on board the ship, which was used by the international crime ring. The police released a video From the operation, the ship loaded with orange firmness in addition to four suspects with their faces is unclear.

Besides the Portuguese Navy and Air Force, international partners including the US Drug Control Administration, the British National Crime Agency, and Spain’s Guardia Civil, according to the police.

Portuguese police said that the operation took place recently, without specifying the date.

Many “Narco Subs” cannot dive just like the real submarine, but some are able to decrease completely under the water.

Most of the cocaine smuggled to Portugal comes across the sea from Latin America.

Although the most common in the coast of Colombia, “NARCO Subs” has been monitored all over the world in recent months.

In January, a “NARCO Sub” A broken two pieces where the fishing boat pulled it to a port in northwestern Spain. In November, and The Mexican Navy said I seized about 8,000 pounds of cocaine on board “NARCO Sub” about 150 miles from ACAPULCO Resort. In September, the US Coast Guard said it was unloaded more than $ 54 million of cocaine – including more than 1,200 pounds of drugs that were seized from “NARCO SUB”.