Coverage dated October 17, 2021

International police operation seizes cocaine worth $232M

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An international police operation has nabbed cocaine with a street value of around 200 million euros ($232 million) on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean. Portuguese police said Monday the seizure was the largest in Europe in recent years and the biggest in Portugal for 15 years.

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    International police operation seizes cocaine worth $232M (opens Local News 8)

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    LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An international police operation has nabbed cocaine with a street value of around 200 million euros ($232 million) on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean. Portuguese police said Monday the seizure was the largest in Europe in recent years and the biggest in Portugal for 15 years.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    More Than 5 Tons of Cocaine Seized in Atlantic Operation (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    An international police operation has seized 5.2 metric tons of cocaine with a street value estimated at around 200 million euros ($232 million) on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean, authorities said Monday.

  3. Triblive

    More than 5 tons of cocaine seized from yacht in Atlantic Ocean (opens Triblive)

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    LISBON, Portugal — An international police operation has seized 5.73 tons of cocaine with a street value estimated at around $232 million on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean, authorities said Monday. Portuguese police said the shipment was one of the largest hauls in Europe in recent years and the

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