Overview

• Officials recovered 1,646.8 kg of cocaine and 232.4 kg of methamphetamine from the vessel
• A full dismantling in Papeete uncovered 11 Glock pistols and 24 magazines
• Customs and Ofast agents intercepted the sailboat off Nuku Hiva on the night of July 14–15 after it departed Mexico bound for Australia
• Three crew members of German and Dutch nationality were indicted and placed in provisional detention by the Papeete prosecutor on July 18
• Local authorities are urging the Ministry of the Interior to bolster maritime patrols across French Polynesia’s 5.5 million km² waters to counter long-range smuggling routes