In a 14-month investigation, police seized more than 150 kilograms of hashish and marijuana, $1,61,537 in cash, and arrested eight people. (Image for representation: Reuters)
Three drones, including one made from a surfboard, along with six large flying drones were found in several warehouses near the port city of Cadiz
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Spanish police have seized a semi-submersible drone used by drug traffickers to ship narcotics into Spain from the Strait of Gibraltar, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, the first time in Spain for such a purpose. Instruments made of .
Central Narcotics Brigade chief Juan Antonio Silolio said three drones, including one made from a surfboard, were found along with six large flying drones in several warehouses near the port city of Cádiz.
The sea-borne devices were designed to carry up to 200 kg of marijuana and hashish to travel 30 km. “Navigation of these devices was done remotely via GPS, so that an individual or member of the organization could check the location at any time and then arrange docking from home with a tablet and the right software,” said Silolio. Told.
The investigation lasted 14 months and allowed police to seize more than 150 kilograms of hashish and marijuana, $1,61,537 in cash and arrest eight people in a Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Morocco, and in the southern Spanish cities of Cádiz and Málaga. Police also found cars with hidden compartments to transport drugs north as far as Denmark.
Several groups of drug traffickers and people traffickers are active in the vicinity of the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Europe from Africa, which in some places is as narrow as 12 km.
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