法国海军在几内亚湾的一艘渔船上查获了超过11吨的可卡因，暴露了南美犯罪分子利用西非航线向欧洲运送非法物质的惊人模式。

3月14日，一艘未具名的法国军舰根据法国国家情报局和缉毒办公室的情报拦截了一艘悬挂巴西国旗的渔船，该情报由美国缉毒局（DEA）转发。

船上共发现10,693公斤可卡因，价值约7.6亿美元。这相当于每公斤71,000美元，略高于纯金的价格。

法国***了巡逻舰“布安司令”号(Commandant Bouan)等舰艇，以保持在几内亚湾的持续存在。与此同时，所涉军舰的确切身份仍未公开。

这种情况并非个例；去年9月，法国军队在该地区的另一艘渔船上发现了2.4吨可卡因。

据贩运专业人士称，这些货物很可能是计划路线的一部分，该路线从南美洲开始，通过巴西的海港运往西非，在那里转运，然后运往欧洲市场。

据称，巴西最大的犯罪组织Primeiro Comando da Capital（PCC）是该犯罪网络的重要参与者，并利用桑托斯港进行贩运。

这次缉获的10.7公吨可卡因是西非海岸最大规模的非法麻醉品截获行动。法国海军与美国缉毒局和法国反贩运组织合作。据估计，缉获的可卡因价值6.95亿欧元（7.55亿美元）。

西非历来是可卡因运往欧洲的中转站。联合国毒品和犯罪问题办公室(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)认为，在欧洲寻找新路线的贩运者和不断增长的需求可能是该地区最近缉获量大幅度激增的原因。

这次行动针对的是一艘长约20米（66英尺）、悬挂巴西国旗的船只。尽管缴获了大量毒品，布雷斯特的检察官办公室还是选择销毁毒品，而不是起诉船员。

法国海军在Guinea湾定期派驻人员，部署1至2艘舰艇，配备海上巡逻机，作为持续安全行动的一部分。

▲Image Credits: Marine Nationale (French Navy) /Twitter

▲Image Credits: Marine Nationale (French Navy) /Twitter

▲Image Credits: Marine Nationale (French Navy) /Twitter

英文原文

French Navy seized over 11 tonnes of ***e aboard a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Guinea, exposing an alarming pattern in which South American criminals use a West African route to deliver illicit substances to Europe.

On March 14, an unnamed French warship intercepted a Brazilian-flagged fishing vessel based on intelligence from France’s national intelligence directorate and anti-***s office, which was relayed by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

A total of 10,693 kilograms of ***e, worth about $760 million, was found on board. This comes to about $71,000 per kilogram, a little more than the price of pure gold.

The French Navy deployed ships like the patrol vessel Commandant Bouan to maintain a constant presence in the Gulf of Guinea. At the same time, the identity of the precise warship involved remained undisclosed.

This seizure is not a unique incidence; in September of last year, 2.4 tonnes of ***e were discovered on board another fishing vessel in the area by French forces.

According to trafficking professionals, these shipments are likely a part of a planned route that starts in South America and travels via seaports in Brazil to West Africa, where they are transloaded before being shipped to European markets.

The greatest criminal organization in Brazil, Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), is said to be a significant participant in this network and to use the port of Santos for trafficking.

This seizure of 10.7 metric tons of ***e is the largest interception of illegal ***s off the West African coast. The French Navy cooperated with the US DEA and French anti-trafficking organizations. It is estimated that the ***e that was seized was worth €695 million ($755 million).

West Africa has historically acted as a transit point for ***e destined for Europe. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime believes that traffickers looking for new routes and rising demand in Europe could be the causes of the recent spike in major seizures in the area.

The operation was directed against a vessel about 20 meters (66 feet) long and flew under the Brazilian flag. The public prosecutor’s office in Brest chose to destroy the drugs rather than charge the crew despite the substantial haul.

The French Navy has a regular presence in the Gulf of Guinea, deploying one to two ships accompanied by maritime patrol aircraft as part of continuous security operations.

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