Canary Islands
Spanish police seize 6.5 tons of cocaine at sea
Agents from the GEO unit of Spain's National Police intercepted a merchant vessel in the Atlantic carrying 6,500 kilos of hidden cocaine, 600 miles from the Canary Islands. The operation, tipped off by the US DEA, led to the arrest of nine crew members. The Tanzanian-flagged ship was heading to the port of Vigo.