{"id":24568,"date":"2026-02-07T19:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24568"},"modified":"2026-02-07T19:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:02:54","slug":"french-navy-seizes-over-4-tonnes-of-cocaine-in-pacific-intercepts-drug-boat-in-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24568","title":{"rendered":"French Navy Seizes Over 4 Tonnes of Cocaine in Pacific, Intercepts Drug Boat in Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    French Navy Seizes Over 4 Tonnes of Cocaine in Pacific, Intercepts Drug Boat in Caribbean<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1884269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1884269\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1884269\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/french-navy.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"french navy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/french-navy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/french-navy-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/french-navy-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/french-navy-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/french-navy-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1884269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits: ALPACI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>France\u2019s navy has seized more than four tonnes of cocaine from a ship in the south Pacific and stopped another boat carrying drugs in the Caribbean, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The Pacific vessel, coming from Central America and believed to be heading to South Africa, was intercepted near French Polynesia.<\/p>\n<p>The 4.24 tonnes of cocaine on board were destroyed at sea, away from the Polynesian economic zone and protected marine areas, according to the territory\u2019s high commission.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4cd.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\">Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise | Importante saisie de coca\u00efne en haute mer <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2693.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\u2693\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6d1.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\ud83d\uded1\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Interception d\u2019un navire suspect et contr\u00f4le \u00e0 bord par la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarineNationale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarineNationale<\/a>, menant \u00e0 la d\u00e9couverte de 174 ballots de drogue.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2696.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\u2696\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> 4.24 tonnes de coca\u00efne saisies et poursuite du processus judiciaire par les\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uHauPNHrys\">https:\/\/t.co\/uHauPNHrys<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VtVhaWq8af\">pic.twitter.com\/VtVhaWq8af<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise \u2013 Op\u00e9rations militaires (@EtatMajorFR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EtatMajorFR\/status\/2019321470103453889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Armed forces minister Catherine Vautrin shared images of the operation on social media, showing aerial views of the interception and the drugs aboard a French naval ship.<\/p>\n<p>She said the operation showed the navy\u2019s professionalism and vigilance in fighting a global drug trafficking network.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Je salue une fois de plus l\u2019engagement de la Marine nationale qui a permis une saisie de 4.24 tonnes de coca\u00efne le 2 f\u00e9vrier au large de la Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise.<br \/>\nVigilance et professionnalisme pour entraver un trafic mondialis\u00e9.<br \/>\nAux c\u00f4t\u00e9s des autres services de l\u2019Etat, les\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/avK7bdPT84\">https:\/\/t.co\/avK7bdPT84<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0lqdpNnia0\">pic.twitter.com\/0lqdpNnia0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catherine Vautrin (@CaVautrin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaVautrin\/status\/2019351399109107762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the Caribbean, a boat carrying 678 kilograms of cocaine was intercepted and handed over to the Barbadian authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The high commission said the Pacific vessel and its crew were released under international law.<\/p>\n<p>The local prosecutor did not press charges, noting that the drugs were not meant for French Polynesia and the case should not burden local courts.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the navy seized almost five tonnes of cocaine from a fishing vessel near French Polynesia, reportedly destined for Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations has said organised crime groups trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine are expanding in the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Large quantities of drugs are transported from North and South America to Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>French Polynesia lies along these routes and has significant methamphetamine use, though its small population of around 280,000 has spared it from becoming a major target for large-scale trafficking.<\/p>\n<p><em>References: CBS News, France24<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/french-navy-seizes-over-4-tonnes-of-cocaine-in-pacific-intercepts-drug-boat-in-caribbean\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=french-navy-seizes-over-4-tonnes-of-cocaine-in-pacific-intercepts-drug-boat-in-caribbean\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French Navy Seizes Over 4 Tonnes of Cocaine in Pacific, Intercepts Drug Boat in Caribbean Image Credits: ALPACI France\u2019s navy has seized more than four tonnes of cocaine from a ship in the south Pacific and stopped another boat carrying drugs in the Caribbean, officials said. 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