On 9th November 2016, GNR Madeira seized,  1.3 kilos of cocaine, the equivalent of 6 500 doses of this narcotic product, near the coast of the Deserta Grande Island.

During a surveillance operation undertaken in the  territorial waters of Madeira, the narcotic product was seized and delivered to the Judicial Police of Funchal.

This seizure adds to similar seizures made in October, which amount to 52 kilos of cocaine.