| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Illegal
7,000km, 11 men, one boat - how cocaine reaches Europe
7,000km, 11 men, one boat - how cocaine reaches Europe
Though the vessel was travelling a familiar route across the Atlantic from South America to Europe, its 11-man crew never intended to reach port with its two-and-a-half tonnes of precious cargo.
The shipments were instead set to be dispatched by zip-line to smaller boats, which would have travelled to meet the larger vessel on the open sea, away from prying eyes.
But the meticulously planned voyage was rumbled some 600 nautical miles off the coast of Portugal, when members of the Portuguese navy boarded the vessel. (RTE, Irland, 14.10.2021)
https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2021/1014/1253666-cocaine-boat-europe-drug-trade/