Massive Atlantic ‘Cocaine Highway’ Busted in European Maritime Drug Operation

European law enforcement agencies say they have disrupted a major transatlantic narcotics corridor known as the “Cocaine Highway,” seizing 11 tonnes of cocaine and 8.5 tonnes of hashish during a coordinated maritime operation targeting offshore trafficking networks operating between the Canary Islands and the Azores.

The two-week operation, led by Spain’s Guardia Civil and coordinated through Europol, resulted in 54 arrests and the interception of eight vessels suspected of participating in complex at-sea drug transfers designed to bypass major European ports and evade detection.

The crackdown marks the latest escalation in Europe’s growing maritime battle against increasingly sophisticated offshore trafficking networks