PF and Navy release images of vessel seized with drugs in the Atlantic The fishing vessel seized in the Atlantic with almost 4 tons of drugs had been monitored since April by national and international intelligence agencies. Four people are arrested in Belém on suspicion of international drug trafficking and the Federal Police are investigating the case to identify those involved, according to the PF Regional Superintendent, Alexandre de Andrade Silva. "The Federal Police will deepen the investigations, carry out all due diligence and analyze the seized materials, including the prisoners' cell phones, and we will reach a conclusion as to who the major distributor was, because it was a significant amount", he stated. After monitoring for months, the Navy and PF intercepted the boat in international waters, approximately 1,500 kilometers from Pará, and found more than 100 packages of cocaine. The heavy drug totaled 3,748 kilos. It was packed and hidden at the bottom of the wooden fishing vessel. Images released by the Navy and PF show the boat and the drugs (see the video above). ? Follow the g1 Pará channel on WhatsApp The suspicion is that the boat was assembled in Pará, where it left for Guinea, in Africa. However, approximately 100 packages of drugs would have been placed on the way, according to investigations. "The vessel was stopped for a long time in the middle of the sea and then continued towards its destination", detailed the commander of the Bocaina Patrol Vessel, Corvette captain Thiago de Souza Pereira. The Navy ship towed the fishing boat on the high seas to Belém, a journey that took almost a week. Drugs seized in the Atlantic by the PF and Navy amount to 3 tons of cocaine PF and Navy/Disclosure The seizure last week included the collaboration of United States agencies, through the sharing of intelligence information, including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the American drug enforcement agency, and the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South), a task force linked to the United States Southern Command. According to the PF superintendent, the route the boat took has been used by criminal organizations to be faster and cheaper; "Due to its strategic location, Pará has become a major drug transport route to Africa, Asia and Europe," he stated. Drugs seized in the Atlantic by the PF and Navy total 3 tons of cocaine were on a fishing boat PF and Navy/Disclosure PF and Navy seize drugs in operation with US support Reproduction VIDEOS: see all the news from Pará Read more news from the state on g1 Pará