US EditionSpanish police seize record 10 tons of cocaine hidden in cargo of salt
The operation White Tide involved multiple international agencies and led to 13 arrests and seizure of nearly 10 tons of cocaine hidden in salt on a ship from Brazil.
- On Jan 12, Spanish police intercepted a Cameroon-flagged merchant vessel en route from Brazil to Europe, seizing 9,994 kilogrammes of cocaine in 294 packages concealed in salt.
- Police say the probe targeted a multinational trafficking organisation allegedly exporting cocaine from South America to Europe, noting Spain's ties with Latin America make it a key entry point.
- Officers recovered the stash by using shovels and digging with their hands, seizing a handgun and arresting 13 crew members during the special anti-drugs prosecutor's office operation; the vessel ran out of fuel and was towed to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands.
- Police framed Monday's operation as a historic blow to international drug trafficking networks and the largest maritime cocaine bust since 1999, when 7,500 kilogrammes were seized from Tammsaare.
- International partners including the MAOC and the U.S. DEA joined Operation White Tide, involving the UK NCA, Brazilian Federal Police, CITCO, France, Portugal, and 2024 13 tonnes seizure at Algeciras.
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The Spanish police confiscated nearly 10 tons of cocaine hidden in storage bags on a ship coming from Brazil, which the authorities consider to be the largest drug seizure carried out on the sea. The operation carried out in collaboration with the police...
Historical blow against the Koks-Mafia: Spanish forerunners board a ship coming from South America in the Atlantic and discover - hidden in salt - a huge amount of cocaine in the cargo compartment.
Spain makes record cocaine seizure at sea, intercepts ship with 10 tonnes
Spanish police announced on Monday their largest-ever seizure of cocaine at sea after impounding a Europe-bound container ship in the Atlantic Ocean carrying almost 10 tonnes of the drug. Officers last week raided the Cameroon-flagged vessel which had left Brazil, seizing 9,994 kilogrammes (22,033 pounds) of cocaine concealed in 294 packages in a shipment of salt, police said in a statement. Read More: US to cut Venezuelan aid to Cuba if no deal…
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