France seizes 4 tons of cocaine in Pacific, intercepts drug boat in Caribbean
France's navy seized 4.24 tons of cocaine from a ship in the south Pacific and also intercepted a boat trafficking cocaine in the Caribbean, officials said.
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France's navy seized 4.24 tons of cocaine from a ship in the south Pacific and also intercepted a boat trafficking cocaine in the Caribbean, officials said.
The seizure was announced on the same day that Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with President Trump at the White House.
President Donald Trump is set to host Gustavo Petro at the White House for talks on combatting drug trafficking from Colombia, the world's top cocaine producer.
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Authorities released an image from the operation, showing a naval helicopter hovering above a vessel with packages laid out on the deck.
Police said they had busted a network that saw smugglers swim on the high seas to help stash Colombian cocaine on container ships and hijack vessels.
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