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Diana Rosa Rodrigues

One dead, two arrested as Portugal seizes 3.7 tonnes of cocaine off Faro coast

Portuguese authorities have seized 3.7 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of Faro, in the Algarve, following an international operation against drug trafficking.

In a statement, the Judicial Police (PJ) said the seizure, carried out on Sunday, came after "an investigation that led to the dismantling of a criminal group dedicated to introducing large quantities of drugs into the European continent through the use of high-speed vessels."

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