The security forces have arrested 65 suspects in an operation against drug smugglers who used high-powered boats to ferry hashish from North Africa to different locations on the Spanish coast, including the provinces of Alicante and Murcia.
Officers seized 15 of the so-called ‘narco lanchas’ – rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) designed to be light and fast.
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