Overview

• On Saturday, June 1, Brazilian Federal Police’s Tactical Operations Command supported by an Air Force helicopter plus a Navy vessel intercepted the semi-submersible in Pará state.
• Intelligence from Spanish National Police, Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária, the US DEA, Brazilian federal agencies tracked the vessel en route to Spanish shores.
• Five individuals have been detained so far; further arrests are possible as investigators analyse evidence recovered from the vessel.
• The semi-submersible design enabled low-profile drug transport until targeted aerial, maritime, federal units converged on its location.
• The operation underscores expanded multinational cooperation in disrupting transatlantic drug routes linking Latin America to Europe.