Spanish police have uncovered a drug route from Europe to South America after intercepting a yacht bound for Argentina that was carrying enough MDMA to make more than 1m ecstasy pills.
Although boats – and the odd “narco-submarine” – have long transported drugs from South America to Europe, the seizure of the boat suggests smugglers are using the reverse route to open up lucrative new markets in countries where ecstasy is less common and prices consequently very high. The Policía Nacional force said the seizure represented the first known case of MDMA being transported on the route.
