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KYIV. February 7, UNN. On January 30, on the Portuguese coast, law enforcement officers arrested Sea Scan 1, which contained 8 Ukrainian sailors, for drug trafficking. All the sailors were arrested by agents of the Portuguese police force. The investigation is now conducted by the competent authorities of the State. This was stated in a comment UNN by the head of the Consular Department of the Department of Consular Services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleksandr Khomyak
"according to information provided by the Ukrainian Embassy in Porugalia on January 30th of this year as a result of an international operation The Sea Scan 1 vessel was immobilized in neutral waters 300 m from Cape St. Vincent, in the province of Algarve, Portugal, at edge of a large amount of narcotics, "he said.
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According to the diplomat, the crew of the arrested ship consisted of 11 people, including 8 Ukrainian citizens and a Georgian, Dutch and French citizen.
About 2.5 tons of cocaine were found aboard the seafarer's ship.
"The members of the ship's crew were arrested by the competent authorities of Portugal.After that, the investigating judge was chosen to impose on all the suspects at the time of the arrest. instruction a preventive measure in the form of a
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According to him, in accordance with the requirements of Portuguese law, all detained seafarers have benefited from the services of a lawyer and translator
"The consul has twice been returned to Ukrainian citizens at the place of detention, especially on 1 and 6 February, as of moment of detention. During the visit of Ukrainian citizens arrested, the consul was informed of their rights during the investigation. Each sailor received letters from his relatives, as well as the results of these meetings. The consul had organized a separate meeting with the leaders of the penitentiary institution, where the citizens of Ukraine were detained, to enable them to communicate on cases violated by seafarers, particularly with regard to their internal situation. or "READ MORE: Four Ukrainians were arrested in Copenhagen: what we know
" For the moment, it is about to be right. "trolls Embassy of Ukraine in Portugal and Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consuls are working on the possibility of meeting regularly arrested Ukrainian citizens," he added.
Responding to a question from a reporter about whether the date of the maritime trial had already been named, the interlocutor indicated that such information would be known once the investigation completed.
"The preliminary investigation by the relevant authorities will be ongoing – information gathering, investigation.After that, the documents will be transferred to court and the date of the hearing will be determined accordingly" , he said, adding that it was only after that, depending on the situation, a decision would be made on the extradition of Ukrainian citizens.
Recall the SEA SCAN 1 ship under the flag Panamas were intercepted and detained along with the crew of Portugal, including 8 Ukrainians, including 5 sailors from Odessa
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