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Spain busts Dutch-Turkish gang smuggling 3 tons of cocaine
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New Delhi, Oct 21 (TIWN) Spanish police on October 17, detained a Dutch gang of cocaine smugglers, mostly of Turkish descent, as they were smuggling cocaine from Latin American countries to Europe by sailboats.
Spanish police carried out an operation on the sailboat 'Goldwasser' off the coast of the Costa del Sol. The police initially found 2.5 tons of cocaine on the sailboat, but after the boat was towed to Vigo in northwestern Spain, a further 500 kg of cocaine were found. The seized three tons of cocaine makes the operation one of the largest drug busts for the Spanish police. The police also conducted simultaneous operations in the gang members' houses, where they seized weapons and approximately 35,000 euros in cash.
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