A Gibraltar resident was among four arrested as part of an international operation led by Italy that resulted in 2.6 tonnes of cocaine being seized in the Atlantic Ocean, according to Italy’s borders and customs police. The drugs were found on board an “ultra-fast, ocean-going rigid inflatable” speedboat intercepted off Portugal. Four people on board the vessel were arrested, including a “citizen of Gibraltar”, two Spaniards and an Albanian national, the latter resident in Italy, according to a statement issued Monday by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza. The vessel was intercepted by Portugal’s maritime police, supported by surveillance centres in Lisbon and Italy, and Spanish authorities. “The wholesale value of the seized cargo is estimated at around €78 million.”