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| Title: | Spain: Spaniards Seize 5 Tons Of Cocaine |
| Published On: | 2001-02-20 |
| Source: | San Diego Union Tribune (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-02 02:06:59 |
SPANIARDS SEIZE 5 TONS OF COCAINE
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spanish police said they seized about 5 tons of
cocaine yesterday in a major anti-drug operation.
The drug was found on the ship Abrente when it was boarded before dawn,
some 350 miles west of Spain's Canary Island archipelago. Officials said 13
suspects were arrested.
The government said customs police had been watching the vessel during the
past year as it docked frequently in the Canary Islands and on mainland
Spain to unload fish.
Last month, the ship sailed to an unspecified place in the south Atlantic
to pick up the cocaine, which came from Colombia, the ministry said.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spanish police said they seized about 5 tons of
cocaine yesterday in a major anti-drug operation.
The drug was found on the ship Abrente when it was boarded before dawn,
some 350 miles west of Spain's Canary Island archipelago. Officials said 13
suspects were arrested.
The government said customs police had been watching the vessel during the
past year as it docked frequently in the Canary Islands and on mainland
Spain to unload fish.
Last month, the ship sailed to an unspecified place in the south Atlantic
to pick up the cocaine, which came from Colombia, the ministry said.
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