hey were seized and destroyed in Fort-de-France. On the other hand, Venezuela, country of the flag of the boat, refused to give up on this affair. The eight crew members apprehended were thus all handed over to the Venezuelan administrative and judicial authorities.

“This large-scale operation is the result of close cooperation with many foreign countries and international structures. Under the coordination of the General Secretariat of the Sea (for the benefit of the Prime Minister responsible for State Action at Sea) and, locally, of the Prefect of Martinique as government delegate in this area, this operation carried out by the FAA also mobilized the anti-narcotics office (OFAST), the national direction of intelligence and customs investigations (DNRED), the customs coastguard and the specialized interregional jurisdiction (JIRS) ”, specifies the navy, in a press release.