According to Defense, a fast boat, type go-fast, was spotted in the night from Saturday to Sunday, after which a pursuit was started. The boat then changed course. The smugglers threw fuel barrels and packets of drugs overboard to gain speed. After a long chase, the suspect boat managed to escape.
During the subsequent search, more than fifty packages containing more than 1,600 kilos of cocaine were recovered from the sea. The drugs were seized and handed over to the police in Curaçao. He has since destroyed the narcotics.