6,044 kg of hashish seized from sailboat south of the Canary Islands
Spain's customs boarded a sailing vessel 95 miles south of the Canary Islands and seized 6,044 kg of hashish believed bound for Brazil. Five people were arrested as police broke up the Alicante-based trafficking network behind the shipment.
Officers of Spain’s Customs Surveillance Service boarded a sailing vessel 95
miles south of the Canary Islands and found 6,044 kilograms of hashish packed
in 169 bales, arresting its two crew.[1]The Maritime Analysis and Operations
Centre (MAOC-N) in Lisbon said the vessel may have loaded the resin off
Morocco after sailing from southern Portugal and was believed bound for
Brazil.[2]
The boarding, from the Customs patrol boat Condor, capped an investigation
running since 2020 into a Dutch-origin network that ran its Spanish logistics
from a town in Alicante.[1]Police then carried out six raids in Alicante,
Murcia, Madrid and Gran Canaria, arresting five people in total and seizing
more than 35,000 euros in cash, boats and a vehicle.[1]Among those held was
the network’s leader, wanted by Germany, where prosecutors are seeking a
15-year sentence.[1]
Officers searching a warehouse in Murcia also dismantled a laboratory for
making synthetic-drug tablets, with its presses and raw materials.[1]MAOC-N
said the seizure points to Moroccan hashish being traded directly with
Brazilian groups for cocaine.[2]
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The sea boarding happened weeks before the 30 August announcement, which gives no separate date for it.
MAOC-N puts the boarding about 150 nautical miles south of the islands while the Tax Agency says 95 miles south; this report uses the agency's wording.
The MAOC-N page carries a photo that may show the intercepted vessel, but this could not be verified from text alone.
Court outcomes for the five arrested people were not in these reports.
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