The authorities seized, in the early hours of this Tuesday, February 7th, two more speedboats suspected of transporting drugs, off the coast of the Algarve. Since January 27th, around 16 tonnes have been seized and 19 people arrested.
This seizure, of around 315 kilos of hashish, was once again the result of a joint operation between the National Maritime Authority, the Portuguese Navy, the Portuguese Air Force and the Maritime Police.
According to the authorities, it all started “following an aerial monitoring carried out by an Air Force aircraft” that located “seven suspicious high-speed craft”.
After a chase, it was possible to “intercept two high-speed boats, with dozens of fuel drums on board, which were seized”.
After the approach, three men, aged between 40 and 60, were arrested "on strong suspicion" of drug trafficking.
During this action, nine bales were also collected from the water, with a total of around 315 kilos of hashish, which will later be handed over to the Judiciary Police.
The seized vessels were driven ashore, with the support of a Maritime Police vessel and a Navy speedboat.
Since the 27th of January, 9 high-speed boats, around 470 bales, corresponding to more than 16 tonnes of hashish, have been seized, and 19 people have been arrested.
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