3,300 kilos of hashish seized on Brosquil beach, Cullera
Spain's Tax Agency seized 3,300 kilos of hashish on Brosquil beach in Cullera on 15 January 2009 after tracking a laden inflatable boat from south of Alicante. No arrests were reported; the investigation stayed open.
Spain’s Tax Agency seized3,300 kilos of hashish on Brosquil beach in Cullera,
Valencia, on 15 January 2009, after its aerial surveillance team located a
large inflatable boat laden with hashish heading for the Valencian coast south
of Alicante the previous afternoon.[1]Officers monitored and tracked the
vessel until it reached the beach.[1]
The facts were reported to Sueca Magistrates’ Court No. 4, and the
investigation remained open, with the agency saying arrests in the coming
hours could not be ruled out.[1]Customs Surveillance officers had seized
about 8,000 kilos of hashish on the Levante coast since the start of 2009
under a new strategic plan for the department’s resources.[1]
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