The Civil Guard arrested 7 suspects in the operation on Playa Varadero, San Pedro de AlcántaraA previous haul of cannabis

Seven people have been arrested in Marbella after the Civil Guard they were caught in the act attempting to unload a cargo of cannabis onto a beach in San Pedro de Alcántara.

The Civil Guard said in a press release this Monday that officer made the arrests after noting a suspicious boat approaching the Playa Varadero in San Pedro, and recovered 60 packages of cannabis, with a total weight of 1.8 tons.

The drug smugglers’ 7 metre boat and two vehicles which were waiting on shore to receive the cargo were confiscated by the Civil Guard.

There has been no confirmation as yet of the nationalities of any of the suspects.