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Narcosubmarine Bound for Spanish Coasts Seized off Brazil’s Pará State

Brazilian air, naval, federal assets joined Spanish, Portuguese, US agents to detain five suspects in an ongoing probe into semi-submersible drug trafficking

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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.