Criminal Law
An International Operation Seizes Over 5 Tons of Cocaine Being Hauled Across the Atlantic Ocean
An international police operation has seized 5.2 metric tons (5.73 short tons) of cocaine with a street value estimated at around 200 million euros ($232 million) on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean, authorities said Monday.
Portuguese police said the shipment was one of the largest hauls in Europe in recent years and the biggest in Portugal for 15 years.
Police backed by Portuguese navy and air force units located and intercepted a 24-meter (79-foot) yacht at sea, a statement said. They boarded it and found 183 bales of cocaine on board.
