Overview
- French forces stopped a flagless fishing boat in the Antilles maritime zone carrying several dozen bales, seizing 3,366 kilograms of cocaine.
- Police took seven suspects into custody in Fort-de-France under organized-trafficking rules that allow up to 96 hours of detention.
- The Navy said the operation relied on international partners, with a joint statement cited by Sud Ouest naming the EU Maritime Analysis and Operations Center in Lisbon.
- The seized packets are being moved to Martinique for destruction, according to the ultramarine outlet La 1ère.
- A half-tonne haul off Martinique in mid-April shows stepped-up patrols across the Antilles–Guyana corridor.