Authorities battle Atlantic storm to intercept cocaine yacht

Lisbon, Jan 27 (AP) An international drug operation involving authorities from six countries captured a yacht carrying almost 2 metric tons of cocaine in the middle of an Atlantic storm. Portugal's navy and air force took part in the seizure, with a street value of more than 70 million euros(USD 77 million), amid “very difficult weather conditions,” a Portuguese police statement said on Monday.

The Portuguese operation was supported by police in Brazil, the US, Britain, France and Spain. Intelligence-gathering that helped locate and intercept the yacht was coordinated by the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre -- Narcotics, based in Lisbon.

Two foreign men aged 51 and 53 were arrested in the operation, Portuguese police said. (AP) ZH ZH