LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese police have seized a semi-submersible vessel transporting 6.5 tons of cocaine destined for Europe, authorities in Lisbon said Tuesday.
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Portuguese police described the crew as allegedly belonging to an international criminal organization. They said that the operation happened recently, without specifying the date.
European authorities occasionally nab homemade semi-submersibles transporting drugs from South America that lie low in the water to escape detection but rarely are able to fully submerge.
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