18/09/2007 00:00:00
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The gang used marinas on the Costa del Sol to smuggle the drugs into the
country
A Civil Guard operation in Málaga has broken up a network of drug
runners which used marinas as the point of entry into Spain. Dubbed
Operation Lida, it made 12 arrests and seized 1.2 tons of cannabis resin
which were to be brought in to the coast via Marbella.
Also impounded are three boats and an unspecified number of jetskis.
The Civil Guard said in a press release that three property searches
were made in San Pedro de Alcántara: a warehouse where the drugs were
stored, a luxury mansion on the outskirts of the town and a flat in the
town centre. Both these last were used by the leader of the gang, 34
year old A.A.M., who is one of those taken into custody.
Two gang members had the job of fitting false bottoms to the boats used
to smuggle the drugs, with staff from the nautical area near Puerto
Banús also said to have been involved.
The operation came with an investigation by the Organised Crime and
Drugs Squad which began in June.
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Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12845
Author:
Typically Spanish via UKCIA
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