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Spain police detain superyacht suspected to belong to a Russian oligarch in Mallorca

Spanish Civil Guards stand by the Tango superyacht, suspected to belong to a Russian oligarch, as it is docked at the Mallorca Royal Nautical Club, in Palma de Mallorca, in the Spanish island of Mallorca, Spain, April 4, 2022. Juan Poyates Oliver/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Spanish authorities detained a superyacht suspected to belong to a Russian oligarch in Mallorca, a Spanish police source said on Monday.

Spanish authorities have detained other superyachts suspected of belonging to Russian individuals under sanctions over the past weeks.

A U.S. Homeland Security Police (HSI) agent climbs on board the Tango superyacht, suspected to belong to a Russian oligarch, as it is docked at the Mallorca Royal Nautical Club in Palma de Mallorca, in the Spanish island of Mallorca, Spain, April 4, 2022. Juan Poyates Oliver/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT

(Reporting by Belen Carreño and Inti Landauro; Editing by Alison Williams)

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