almost stash five tons of marijuana It was intercepted by the National Police and Civil Guard while downloading it at Varadero de. Santa Pola it would have reached a value of over 32 million euros when retailed on the black market.
One gram of marijuana would have cost 6.73 euros, or 4,788 kilograms – the gross weight of the 126 bundles seized – at 32.2 million in the United States, according to the latest drug price on the illicit market collected by the National Center for Narcotics. 10.1 million if sold on the black market and by the kilo.
This Civil Guard and National Police they reported on this new successful anti-drug operation carried out by this newspaper this Wednesday and underlined that the investigation started thanks to the continuous exchange of information on the fight against drug trafficking, “the outcome has been learned possible. Alicante coast A ship carrying large quantities of poppies from the African continent.
Hours before the British-flagged yacht “Getaway of London” arrived in Santa Pola harbor, the Security Forces arrived to see a ship. “Go fast” type boat four-engine Cruising at 52 knots and apparently filled with bales, motivating the establishment of a joint surveillance device between the National Police and the Civil Guard in the Santa Pola marina area to cover all accesses to detect possible drug dumping movements.
Investigators believe it was this narcolancha that transferred the shipment to the British yacht offshore, according to sources close to the incident.
open operation
The joint operation of the Civil Guard and Alicante National Police continues to find people who managed to escape. Security Forces canceled the landing In the early hours of the 27th, three people were arrested in the Varadero area of Santa Pola, where the yacht docked, and a fourth surrendered to the Civil Guard, as this newspaper previously published. Vall d’Uixó (Castellón) and was arrested. This last man left his documents in the van with some of the drugs, so Although he escaped, he was quickly spotted. and was arrested after he surrendered voluntarily.
HE seized yacht, It is a luxury boat with a length of approximately 18 meters and offered as second hand with prices starting from 300,000 Euros. about one and a half million euros.