Cocaine trafficking in the West Indies: eight suspects placed in pre-trial detention. In total, 17 people were intercepted as part of the fight against drugs between February 20 and 29.
Six Venezuelan nationals and three tonnes of cocaine were handed over to Venezuela, which asserted its jurisdiction. “This is the result of an improvement and an increase in work and investigation techniques,” welcomed Jean-Christophe Bouvier, the prefect of Martinique. The first four were on a Panama-flagged fishing vessel in possession of 3.1 tonnes of white powder.