Police officers discharge drugs from the fishing boat "AKT-1" seized south of the Canary Islands in the port of Las Palmas, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Five people were arrested when a fishing boat carrying a reported two tonnes of cocaine was intercepted off the Canary Islands, Spanish police said.
The Akt1 was stopped by a Spanish coastguard vessel in waters south of the Spanish archipelago on Saturday and escorted to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria.
Police officers discharge drugs from the fishing boat "AKT-1" seized south of the Canary Islands in the port of Las Palmas, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
Spanish local newspaper El Dia reported that police seized at least two tonnes of cocaine, estimated to have a street value of 50 million euros ($54.03 million).
A spokesman for the Spanish Civil Guard said: "We are trying to confirm the amount of drugs on board".
The five detainees were remanded in custody in Las Palmas.
Police officers guard four detainees on the fishing boat "AKT-1" in the port of Las Palmas, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
($1 = 0.9254 euros)
(Reporting by Graham Keeley; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
Police officers guard four detainees on the fishing boat "AKT-1" in the port of Las Palmas, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
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