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Nearly 3.5 tonnes of cocaine seized after high-speed chase

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Spain’s Guardia Civil arrested five people, aged 21 to 41, after stopping a speedboat suspected of carrying drugs south of Gran Canaria.
  • Officers seized 3,360 kilograms of cocaine packed in 139 bundles, along with an assault rifle and a light machine gun.
  • The suspects could face charges linked to drug trafficking, disobedience, weapons offences and organized crime.

Spain’s Guardia Civil seized 3,360 kilograms of cocaine from a speedboat south of Gran Canaria after a chase involving five suspected traffickers.

Patrol officers spotted the vessel, which had several powerful outboard motors, about 70 nautical miles, or 130 kilometers, south of the island. They moved to stop it on suspicion of drug smuggling, but the occupants initially escaped in the fast craft.

The pursuit ended when officers stopped the boat. They found the cocaine in 139 packages and also discovered that the five men were carrying an assault rifle and a light machine gun. Police said the men claimed the weapons were intended to protect the drugs from possible attacks by other criminals seeking the shipment.

The suspects, aged between 21 and 41, may now face charges for drug offences, serious disobedience of police orders, weapons offences and membership in an organized crime group.

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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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