Dutch Yacht Seized With 10 Tons of Cannabis On Board Off Spanish Coast

A Dutch yacht was so overloaded with 10 tons of cannabis, it was in danger of sinking off the southern Spanish coast.

Spain’s finance ministry reported Monday that Spanish customs officials seized around 10 ton of cannabis from the unwieldy yacht in international waters off the Cabo de Gata coast some 92 kilometers (57 miles) southwest of the city of Almeria.

 

According to the Spanish language newspaper El Pais, three Dutch suspects, two men and one woman, were arrested from the yacht, which was flying a Dutch flag and severely in danger of sinking due to its heavy cannabis cargo.

The image below shows a screengrab of the Spanish customs officials boarding the small yacht.

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Spanish customs officials board a Dutch yacht, smuggling 10 tons of cannabis.

According to a statement from the finance ministry, the packages of...

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