2 tons 900 kg of cocaine seized in Spain

A fishing boat containing 2 tons of 900 kilograms of cocaine was seized in Spain on Wednesday, April 13, in the waters south of the Canary Islands.

Spanish safety forces reported that 5 crew members on the boat had been arrested. Authorities introduced that the 20-meter-long fishing boat referred to as “AKT 1”, which was caught upon a tip-off, was stopped 300 miles away from the Canary Islands, and that 2,900 kilograms of cocaine was hidden in one of the gasoline tanks.

Market worth of 174 million euros

The market worth of the seized cocaine was roughly 174 million euros.

The maritime space the place the fishing boat was caught is in the illicit drug commerce by the anti-drug items of the Spanish safety forces. “African Manner” It’s identified that there’s a switch space on the route outlined as

2 tons 900 kg of cocaine seized in Spain

Colombian merchants use fishermen in this area

It’s said that particularly Colombian drug sellers use fishermen in this area to ship to Europe.

However, in accordance with UAV, the moments of the operation on the fishing boat had been shared with the general public by the safety forces.

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