Spanish authorities seized around three dozen tons of drugs from several vessels, including some sailing under the British flag, in the country’s largest maritime hashish bust to date.

The bust, dubbed the Goleta-Gratil Operation, was carried out by the Spanish National Police and the Tax Agency over a series of months, with the largest discoveries occurring between Thursday and Monday.

Authorities were first alerted to the existence of the crime ring when they saw the Amaalta sailboat, which was suspected of drug trafficking last year, in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. Officers then began tracking the boat, along with several others believed to be associated with it, and noticed the vessels, which “frequently modified” their names and flags, making “a large movement of resources.”

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https://www.zenger.news/2020/09/30/vid-spain-seizes-35-tons-of-hashish-in-maritime-trafficking-bust/