Border Force officers swooped on the Sy Atrevido from South America yesterday evening acting on intelligence supplied by the National Crime Agency.

Six people have been arrested as part of the police operation.

Border Force officers boarded the yacht approximately half a mile off the Welsh coast. The vessel was then escorted into Fishguard port and a search by Border Force’s Deep Rummage team began.

Craig Naylor of the National Crime Agency

“The NCA works with partners in the UK and around the world to target the criminal groups posing the greatest threat to the public.”

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