‘Mad Max’ on the ocean: The cocaine-loaded speedboats racing to Europe’s shores.
16 July 2026
In the Atlantic, hundreds of powerful go-fast boats, custom-built to transport tons of cocaine, retrieve shipments from vessels travelling commercial routes between South America, Africa and Europe, according to an investigation by Le Monde in partnership with NDR, WDR, Süddeutsche Zeitung, NRC, IrpiMedia and The Washington Post.