Spain Smashes Gang Making Drug Transport Boats

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(AFP) Spanish police said Tuesday they had broken up a gang suspected of making high-speed boats to transport “large quantities” of drugs by sea. Officers arrested 22 people and seized 20 boats in raids carried out across Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona, as well as northern Portugal, the police said in a statement. Police suspect the… Spanish police said Tuesday they had broken up a gang suspected of making high-speed boats to transport “large quantities” of drugs by sea. Officers arrested 22 people and seized 20 boats in raids carried out across Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona, as well as northern Portugal, the police said in a statement. Police suspect the gang was dedicated to “the manufacture and development of high-speed boats, which were then used to ship large quantities of narcotics by sea,” the statement said. Among the members of the group were people who were “highly qualified” in the manufacture of boats specially designed for smuggling drugs, police said. Pictures released showed several upturned boat hulls inside a large hangar as well as hatches designed to hide narcotics inside the structure of the vessels. Once the boats were finished, they were shipped to various places in the Iberian peninsula before being used to transport drugs to southern Spain. Spain’s physical proximity to Morocco, a major hashish producer, and its close ties with its former colonies in Latin America, a major cocaine-producing region, have made it a key entry point for drugs bound for Europe. Latest NOW Mauricio Pochettino is hoping Paris Saint-Germain can clinch the Ligue 1 title on Wednesday despite being without the injured Lionel Messi, as the Argentine coach batted away questions about his future in the French capital beyond this season. PSG are 15 points clear of Marseille with six games left in the season after beating their… NOW Spanish police said Tuesday they had broken up a gang suspected of making high-speed boats to transport “large quantities” of drugs by sea. Officers arrested 22 people and seized 20 boats in raids carried out across Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona, as well as northern Portugal, the police said in a statement. Police suspect the… 7 mins ago Insomnia is a sleep defect that hinders quality sleep,making it hard to fall asleep and it can come and go at intervals. some of the causes of insomnia include irregular sleep pattern, poor sleeping habits, stress, medications, anxiety and depression, physical illness and pain, neurological problems and specific sleep disorder. To improve the quality… 8 mins ago Senegal’s international airport has called on airlines to ensure that planes have enough jet fuel for return flights, amid a kerosene shortage in the West African nation. In a statement Monday night, Blaise-Diagne International Airport said that “unfavourable international conditions” and volatility in commodities markets had severely disrupted supplies of jet fuel. The airport, near… 15 mins ago German consumer goods group Henkel, which includes beauty brand Schwarzkopf and Pritt adhesive, said Tuesday it would join a string of other companies in leaving the Russian market. Henkel has “decided to exit its business activities in Russia”, where it employs 2,500 people, the company said in a statement. The financial impact on the Dusseldorf-based…
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