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Spanish police seize record 10 tons of cocaine hidden in cargo of salt
The operation involved multinational law enforcement and resulted in 13 arrests and seizure of 9,994 kg of cocaine hidden in salt on a ship from Brazil to Europe.
- On Jan 12, Spanish police intercepted a Cameroon-flagged merchant vessel en route from Brazil to Europe, seizing 9,994 kilogrammes of cocaine in 294 packages concealed in salt.
- Police say the probe targeted a multinational trafficking organisation allegedly exporting cocaine from South America to Europe, noting Spain's ties with Latin America make it a key entry point.
- Officers recovered the stash by using shovels and digging with their hands, seizing a handgun and arresting 13 crew members during the special anti-drugs prosecutor's office operation; the vessel ran out of fuel and was towed to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands.
- Police framed Monday's operation as a historic blow to international drug trafficking networks and the largest maritime cocaine bust since 1999, when 7,500 kilogrammes were seized from Tammsaare.
- International partners including the MAOC and the U.S. DEA joined Operation White Tide, involving the UK NCA, Brazilian Federal Police, CITCO, France, Portugal, and 2024 13 tonnes seizure at Algeciras.
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International operation: ship stopped, 13 arrests and ongoing investigations
·Italy
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·Brazil
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Spanish police seize tons of cocaine hidden in salt shipment
Spanish police have made their largest-ever cocaine seizure on the high seas, intercepting a vessel carrying around 11 US tonnes of the drug concealed in a shipment of salt en route from Brazil to Europe, police said on Monday (Jan 12).
·Bangkok, Thailand
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Spanish investigators have secured nearly ten tons of cocaine on a freighter in the Atlantic.
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