Cape Verde only war for independence against Portugal between 1974 and 1975, the efforts of the Caboverdean Armed Forces have now been turned to combating international drug trafficking. In 2007, together with the Cape Verdean Police, they carried out Operation Flying Launch ("Operacão Lancha Voador"a), a successful operation to put an end to a drug trafficking group which smuggled cocaine from Colombia to the Netherlands and Germany using the country as a reorder point. The operation took more than three years, being a secret operation during the first two years, and ended in 2010. Although located in Africa, Cape Verde has always
Sport in Cape Verde held after independence. ADESBA is the only champion to compete at the continental level in 2015. Volleyball is another sport in Cape Verde. Futsal, a sport originated in Brazil has increasing in popularity in Cape Verde. A small golf course is located about 3 km south of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente and was the first of its kind in Cape Verde. More golf courses are planned especially in the Island of Sal and probably near Salamansa. Surfing is not done in Cape Verde. Other related sports such as kite and wind surfing are common in Cape Verde.