2,345 kg of hashish seized from dinghy off Gran Canaria; two arrested
Spain's Civil Guard intercepted a rubber dinghy sailing without lights off Gran Canaria and seized 2,345 kg of hashish, acting on Moroccan intelligence. The two men aboard were arrested and face prosecution for a crime against public health.
Spain’s Civil Guard seized2,345 kilograms of hashish from a rubber dinghy off
the coast of Gran Canaria after a tip from Morocco’s territorial surveillance
agency, the DGST.[1][2]Officers on the patrol boat Rio Tambre approached
the seven-metre dinghy, which was sailing without lights, and found 66 bales
of hashish aboard.[2]
The two men aboard, aged 36 and 26, were arrested for a crime against public
health and placed in provisional detention.[1][2]The dinghy had sailed from
Morocco to land on the island’s coast.[2]Officers also seized the boat,
two outboard motors, a satellite phone and GPS and mobile phones; the Las
Palmas organised-crime unit kept the investigation open, so further arrests
were not ruled out.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
2.345 t
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Morocco → Spain
Sources
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