# The French navy has seized nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine worth more than 10-billion-rand from a fishing vessel off the coast of west Africa. The seizure by two navy ships followed a tip-off by anti-drug and maritime intelligence authorities and British police. The naval mission has been deployed in the Gulf of Guinea since 1990 to ensure security in an area where piracy is fairly common. With more than 45 tonnes of drugs intercepted by the end of August, seizures made in 2025 have already reached a record.
French navy seized 10 tonnes of cocaine off coast of west Africa