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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>The French Navy seized 885 kg of cocaine off the coast of West Africa on Saturday morning from a fishing boat coming from Latin America, the Atlantic maritime prefecture announced in a press release on Sunday.<\/b><\/p>\n

On Saturday, the helicopter carrier Mistral, the second largest French warship after the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, “seized 885 kg of cocaine from a fishing boat off the coast of West Africa “, indicates the maritime prefecture.<\/p>\n

The operation was carried out under the direction of the maritime prefect of the Atlantic and the public prosecutor of Brest, specifies the press release.<\/p>\n

It was the anti-narcotics office (Ofast) which \u201crequested the intervention of the French Navy, in the light of information transmitted by its Brazilian, American and British partners\u201d, underlines the document.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerfect cooperation between national and international actors\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn total, 885 kilograms of cocaine were discovered on board\u201d the 15-meter-long fishing boat, \u201cthen transhipped onto the amphibious helicopter carrier Mistral to be destroyed,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The suspect ship had left Latin America “a few days earlier.” \u201cThe maritime route taken could foreshadow the arrival of cocaine in Europe,\u201d according to the maritime prefecture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe perfect cooperation between national and international actors in the fight against narcotics, in particular the maritime intelligence analysis operational center for narcotics (MAOC-N) and Ofast made it possible to obtain this exceptional result\u201d she congratulates.<\/p>\n

The Mistral is on a four-month mission in the Gulf of Guinea as part of the Corymbe mission which contributes to the maritime security of the Gulf, by ensuring the permanent presence of a French Navy vessel since 1990 on this route among the most dangerous in the world. And where France has strong economic interests, particularly linked to oil exploitation.<\/p>\n

At the end of September, the maritime prefecture had already announced the seizure of 2.4 tonnes of cocaine on a fishing boat in the Gulf of Guinea. In April, it was more than five tonnes \u201coff the coast of Africa\u201d. In December 2022, 4.6 tonnes.<\/p>\n

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