Operations Centre Narcotics News Today

The former head of the EU Drugs Interception Agency said the lack of personnel to operate naval ships ‘is not lost’ on organised crime groups planning logistics for drug importations.

Officers from the National Crime Agency worked with counterparts in France and Spain to target a crime group suspected of shipping the cocaine.

Three men have been arrested after 40 bales of cocaine weighing around 1.2 tonnes was seized from a yacht in the middle of the Atlantic.

Scottish skipper among those held in international operation targeting alleged trafficking gang, with further arrests in Marbella

The 29-year-old was skippering a Spanish-registered yacht intercepted by a French navy frigate.

Three British nationals have been arrested as part of an international operation against drug trafficking across the Atlantic, which has seen around 1.2 tonnes of cocaine seized from a boat

Three people including a Scottish skipper have been arrested after cocaine worth £96 million was seized from a vessel at sea.

The National Crime Agency said officers recovered around 40 bales of cocaine from the vessel, with an estimated UK street value of £96m.

The Irish Naval Service could do with some bigger boats. But more than that it could do with more boats of any size. And it could do with more men ...

Cork drug seizure targeted vessel carrying 2.2 tonnes of cocaine supplied by a Colombian cartel intended for some of Europe’s most powerful drug gangs