French navy seizes nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine off West African coast

French navy seizes 10 tonnes of cocaine off West African coast, worth $610 million, from an unflagged fishing vessel in the Gulf of Guinea. The operation was part of Operation Corymbe, aimed at combating drug trafficking and piracy in the region. This massive seizure highlights the ongoing battle against narcotics smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea, a key transit point for cocaine trafficking from South America to Europe with increasing international cooperation to combat the illegal drug trade in the area.