A single-mast sailboat that Spanish police intercepted off the country’s northern coast was found to contain two metric tonnes( 4, 409 pounds) of cocaine with a street value of about€ 70 million( US$ 76.7 million ), according to the tax agency of Spain.
The haul’s place, in the Bay of Biscay, was described as” completely remarkable.” The eastern Atlantic coast of Spain is where the majority of methamphetamine supplies from Latin America to Europe are intercepted.
The 13-meter-long Night Falls ship was intercepted about 30 nautical miles off the port area of Santander while flying the American flag.
A Spaniard, a Chilean national, and two Colombian citizens are most among its four crew members who have been detained.
Based on information provided by the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre – Narcotics, a law enforcement action involving six European Union nations and Britain, the joint operation between Hispanic law, customs officials, and the British National Crime Agency was launched.
According to the speech, the tipoff sparked a 48-hour air and sea seek that resulted in the capture of the Night Falls.