Temat: EUROPOL DELIVERS CRUCIAL SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL...

EUROPOL DELIVERS CRUCIAL SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL OPERATION LEADING TO THE SEIZURE OF ABOUT 100 TONNES OF HASHISH

the early hours of 23 September 2016, Spanish Guardia Civil, supported by Europol, the French Direction Nationale du Renseignement et des Enquêtes Douanières and the Italian Guardia di Finanza, localized and intercepted a vessel flying the flag of Panama.

Law enforcement officers immediately boarded the ship, which was sailing to Libya, and found a crew of 12 individuals (11 Ukrainians and 1 Uzbek). A few large bags containing hashish stashed in the deck were discovered after a careful inspection of the vessel.

The ship was subsequently escorted to the port of Almeria, where a thorough searched revealed the crew were transporting 19.6 tonnes of hashish. The crew were arrested and the shipment was seized.

https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsletter/europol-delive...