Record seizure of 30 tons
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Record seizure of 30 tons of cocaine off Spain

A cargo of 30 tons of cocaine has been seized off Spain, Spanish authorities announced on Thursday, saying it is a national record.

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The ship - with 23 crew members on board - was stopped off the Canary Islands on May 1. The cargo is estimated to be worth over 800 million euros, equivalent to just over 8.5 billion Swedish kronor.

The seizure beats the previous record from 2024 of 13 tons and Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska says the new seizure is "one of the largest, even internationally."

The country's authorities believe that the ship's crew likely intended to repack the cargo onto smaller boats for further smuggling to Europe.

AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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