French Navy Seizes 435kg Cannabis with Surveillance Frigate
The French Armed Forces in the Antilles (FAA) seized a suspicious boat carrying 435kg of cannabis using the Floréal-class frigate Germinal.
The boat had “no visible mark of nationality,” the French defense ministry said in a statement. It was seized off the coast of Guadeloupe archipelago.
The boat, with five occupants on board, fled as the soldiers approached, while throwing bundles into the sea, before being stopped. 11 bales of cannabis were recovered. This seizure represents a loss of more than one million euros for drug traffickers, the ministry said.
On the instructions of the public prosecutor of Fort-de-France, the narcotics, the boat and the suspects were handed over to the Caribbean branch of the Anti-Narcotics Office (OFAST).
This second seizure of the year 2022 for the FAA follows the operation carried out by Germinal on January 29 which made it possible to recover 680 kg of cocaine.
U.S. Navy Seizes 1,400 AK-47 Rifles from Suspected Yemen-Bound 'Stateless' Vessel
Taliban Seizes Afghan Military’s Boeing ScanEagle Drone
U.S. Seizes 33 Iranian News & TV Websites for Sanctions Violation; Media...
Suspected Yemen-bound Arms Cache Seized by U.S. Navy off Somalia
India Awards $900M Contract to L&T for K9 Vajra-T Howitzers
Boko Haram Militants Attack Two Nigerian Army Bases with Grenade-strapped Drones
China’s Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet Takes First Flight
Damage by Missile Fragments Found On External Fuselage of Crashed Azerbaijan Aircraft
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...