{"id":19783,"date":"2025-11-06T19:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=19783"},"modified":"2025-11-06T19:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:02:26","slug":"watch-portuguese-navy-seizes-narco-sub-carrying-1-7-tonnes-of-cocaine-4-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=19783","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Portuguese Navy Seizes Narco-Sub Carrying 1.7 Tonnes of Cocaine, 4 Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch: Portuguese Navy Seizes Narco-Sub Carrying 1.7 Tonnes of Cocaine, 4 Arrested
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Portuguese authorities have intercepted a semi-submersible vessel carrying more than 1.7 tonnes of cocaine in the mid-Atlantic, in a joint operation between the Pol\u00edcia Judici\u00e1ria (PJ) and the Portuguese Navy.<\/p>\n

The semi-submersible, reportedly operated by a criminal organisation, was bound for the Iberian Peninsula when it was located around 1,000 nautical miles (1,852 kilometres) off the coast of Lisbon. The operation was supported by the UK\u2019s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).<\/p>\n

A video shared by the PJ on X showed Portuguese naval forces surrounding the semi-submersible before boarding it. Officers then seized the cocaine and arrested four men on board. The suspects, identified as two Ecuadorians, a Venezuelan, and a Colombian, were taken to the Azores, where a court ordered them to be held in pre-trial custody.<\/p>\n

V\u00edtor Ananias, head of the PJ\u2019s anti-drug trafficking unit, said the different nationalities of the suspects showed that the criminal network involved was spread across several countries. He added that the voyage conditions inside such vessels are extremely difficult, with high temperatures, fumes, and rough seas making even short journeys hazardous.<\/p>\n

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Numa a\u00e7\u00e3o concertada entre a #PJ<\/a> e a @MarinhaPT<\/a> decorreu uma opera\u00e7\u00e3o de combate ao tr\u00e1fico de estupefacientes, que permitiu intercetar um semi-submers\u00edvel, de uma organiza\u00e7\u00e3o criminosa transnacional, que levava mais de 1,7 toneladas de coca\u00edna, com destino \u00e0 Pen\u00ednsula Ib\u00e9rica.\"\ud83c\udfaf\" pic.twitter.com\/Cm9zQWZyz5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pol\u00edcia Judici\u00e1ria (@PJudiciaria) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n