15.7 tonnes of hashish seized from Just Reema off Málaga
Spanish authorities boarded the merchant vessel Just Reema 45 miles south of Málaga and found about 15.7 tonnes of hashish resin hidden in a double bottom. All nine crew members were arrested in the joint Operation Urca.
🇪🇸 Mediterranean Sea, 45 miles south of Málaga · Spain
On the afternoon of Sunday 28 June 2015, Spanish Customs Surveillance and Civil Guard patrol vessels intercepted the 85-metre merchant vessel Just Reema about 45 miles south of Málaga.[1][2]The vessel flew the flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was carrying about 1,500 tonnes of salt, and was sailing toward the eastern Mediterranean when a French alert via Europol prompted the search under Operation Urca.[1][2]
Hidden compartment
Officers towed the ship to the port of Málaga under judicial authorisation and, after unloading most of the salt, found a double bottom in the bow inside the hold hiding more than 500 bales of hashish resin, estimated at about 15,700 kg.[1][2]All nine crew members were arrested, six Syrian nationals and three Indian nationals, and the vessel, detainees and drugs were brought before the duty investigating court in Málaga.[1][2]Europol estimated the haul’s value at about 24 million euros on the Spanish market.[2]
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