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Maritime Police seize cocaine on the maritime coastline of Corvo

Açoriano Oriental5 September 2026 at 20:32

The Maritime Police seized 1.4 kilograms of cocaine on the maritime coastline of Corvo island, in the Azores. The drug was found inside packaging that was located in the coastal area of the island. Corvo is the smallest and northernmost of the nine islands of the Azores. This seizure was announced by the authorities without further details about the circumstances of the discovery or any ongoing investigations.

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