The French Navy successfully intercepted a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean with almost five tons of cocaine. She was probably heading to Australia. The crew face further investigations in their home countries.
The French Navy detained a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean that was transporting 4.87 tons of cocaine, probably to Australia. TASR informs about it based on the AFP report.
The Togolese-flagged ship sailed from Central America and was intercepted by the French navy on January 16 with the help of “significant human and material resources”.
Crew under control
The crew consisted of ten Hondurans and one Ecuadorian. They will not be prosecuted by the French authorities, but their home countries have the option of indicting them, according to an AFP source.
The United Nations (UN) says that in recent years, criminal groups have increasingly used the Pacific Ocean route to smuggle cocaine and methamphetamines. A large number of drugs end up on the Australian or New Zealand market.
