Wednesday, October 22, 2008

922 kilos of hashish seized off Almeria coast

    As a result of investigations carried out by the EDOA (organised crime and anti-drugs group) of the Guardia Civil in Pontevedra in the north of Spain, a small motor cruiser was seized about sixty miles off the coast of Almeria and on being searched in port was discovered to be carrying 922 kilos of hashish resin carefully hidden within its hull.

    The operation involved the Air and Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil in Almeria coordinated by the EDOA in Pontevedra. The boat had transferred the drugs onboard from a speedboat coming from the Moroccan coast on its way to a port in Andalucia. One arrest was made; a Dutch man, aged 22, identified only by his initials, J.O., and as well as the boat seized an off road vehicle was also confiscated.

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