Overview
- A boarding team intercepted the fishing vessel on December 14 in the Atlantic near the Antilles following coordination with Greek authorities.
- Sailors discovered 138 bales of cocaine weighing more than 4.2 tonnes, and the ship, cargo, and five suspects were taken to Fort-de-France.
- Greek officials said the boat flew a Greek flag while the captain presented Polish registry papers, leading to multinational authorization to search.
- The judicial investigation is assigned to OFAST Caraïbes under the interregional specialized jurisdiction based in Fort-de-France.
- The rough-seas boarding was recorded by military cameras and conducted under the United Nations convention against illicit drug trafficking.