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Spain seizes Brazilian fishing boat with cocaine haul off Canary Islands

Spanish police seized a Brazilian-flagged fishing boat with 1.5t of cocaine in a hidden compartment near the Canary Islands

By Undercurrent News | May 15, 2023 10:13 BST
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Spanish authorities have seized a Brazilian-flagged fishing boat near the Canary Islands with 1.5 metric tons of cocaine in a hidden compartment in its machine room, police said on Friday as they brought the boat to the port of Las Palmas, Reuters reported. [...]

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