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Spanish Authorities Seize 3 Tons of Moroccan Hashish in Major Drug Bust
Tuesday 26 March 2019, by
A great catch on the part of the Spanish authorities who have just announced, through a press release from the Guardia Civil, the seizure of about three tons of hashish from Morocco.
The drug cargo was divided into 92 bales that the traffickers had hidden in the double bottom of a boat, it is indicated in a press release.
During the police operation, 7 people were arrested, including a woman, of German, British and Spanish nationalities, the Guardia Civil specifies, accusing them of belonging to a drug trafficking network between Morocco, Gibraltar and Spain.
This network was led by this woman and her German national companion, both based in Marbella, in the south of the country. They had made a habit of engaging in drug trafficking using pleasure boats, properties of shell companies.
In addition to these arrests, the police seized 633,335 euros and 24,125 pounds sterling, a drone, 30 mobile phones, 4 cars, a motorcycle and a boat.