Nearly 200 kg of drugs seized from a coaster north of La Réunion
A French surveillance frigate stopped a coaster 180 km north of La Réunion on 31 October 2024 and seized nearly 200 kg of drugs, including cannabis and cannabis resin alongside heroin and methamphetamine. The prefecture published the haul on 2 November and linked it to a 1.6-tonne methamphetamine seizure in the same waters earlier in 2024.
🇫🇷 Indian Ocean, 180 km north of La Réunion · France
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On 31 October 2024 a surveillance frigate of the French armed forces in the
southern Indian Ocean zone detained a coaster about 180 km north of La Réunion
and seized drugs from it.[1]The frigate belonged to the Armed Forces in the
Southern Indian Ocean Zone (FAZSOI), France’s joint military command for the
region.[2]
Réunion’s prefecture put the haul at nearly 200 kg of drugs and named cannabis
and cannabis resin alongside heroin and methamphetamine in the cargo.[2]The
prefecture said the operation showed France’s determination to fight drug
trafficking, which it called a factor destabilising its regional partners.[2]It said the crews of the FAZSOI units and all the state services associated with
the operation had shown professionalism.[2]
The state services said maritime enforcement was striking transnational criminal
organisations by removing a significant source of money from the informal
market.[3]The announcement followed an earlier seizure of 1.6 tonnes of
methamphetamine in the same waters in early 2024.[2]
No weight is given for the cannabis or the resin separately, and the nearly 200 kg total also covers heroin and methamphetamine, so no cannabis figure is recorded.
No source names the frigate, the coaster's flag or crew, or says whether anyone was detained or charged.
No value is placed on the haul and no court outcome is reported.
The text gives a weight ("200 kg") but the figures have no kg_seized; check whether it belongs there.
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