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Spain s First Homemade Semi-submarine Seized, Can Carry Two Tonnes Of Drugs
Police in Spain have seized the country s first homemade semi-submarine capable of transporting up to two tonnes of drugs, said officials on March 12.
Police in Spain have seized a homemade semi-submarine capable of transporting up to two tonnes of drugs, said officials on March 12. The nine-metre (29.5ft) blue vessel, an image which has been posted by law enforcement authorities on its official website, was discovered in an industrial warehouse in the southern city of Malaga.
In the statement, Spain’s National Police said that the entire investigation was carried with the authorities of at least five foreign countries under the coordination of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation or Europol. The police have also detained 52 people during raids across Spain and in addition to that, a big haul of cocaine and hashish has been seized. The drugs lab has also been di