Customs chase off Adra ends with 3,915 kg of hashish and four arrests
On 3 April 2023 a Customs Surveillance patrol chased two go-fast boats off Adra in the Alboran Sea, boarding a 14-metre inflatable holding 3,915 kg of hashish in 108 bales. The four crew, two Spaniards and two Moroccans, were arrested and brought before the court in Berja.
A Customs Surveillance patrol boat based in Almería detected two vessels heading toward the coast on 3 April 2023 and launched a maritime interception supported by land units.[1]One launch escaped at high speed, while the other, a 14-metre rigid-hulled inflatable with three 300 hp engines, tried to flee with risky manoeuvres that threw two of its crew overboard.[1]Officers rescued the two from the water and boarded the smugglers’ boat.[1]
Inside they found 108 burlap bales of hashish resin weighing 3,915 kilos, along with 42 jerrycans of petrol carried as supply.[1]The agency describes the 14-metre inflatable as the type commonly used for smuggling hashish.[1]The four crew members, two Spanish nationals and two Moroccans, were arrested and brought with the boat, the drugs and personal effects before Investigating Court No. 2 in Berja.[1]
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