This seizure of 780 kg of pure cocaine constitutes the new record for French catches in 2016.
During the night of 17-18 November, the surveillance frigate "Germinal" of the armed forces in the Antilles, led an intervention against a Go-Fast suspected of drug trafficking in international waters 110 nautical miles north of the peninsula of Guajira (Colombia).
The combined intervention of the frigate, its helicopter, snipers and the marine commando “assault” boat (ETRACO) armed by the Germinal’s visiting team was rapid, allowing not only the seizure of Go fast and the arrest of its crew but also the recovery of all rejected bundles.
The quantity of drug intercepted is estimated at nearly 780 kg of pure cocaine, which represents after cutting the drug, nearly 3,9 million sachets of 1 gram withdrawn from the retail market and from the street, for a value of '' around 47 million euros on the European market. This is the largest seizure of cocaine at sea of the year by the State services, which illustrates the specific capacities and know-how implemented by the French Navy, which few countries have today. hui.
This operation brings the balance sheet for this year 2016 to almost 5,6 tonnes of drugs intercepted at sea by the joint action of all French services in the Antilles maritime area. _AF
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