A yacht bound for Europe with a cargo of more than one ton of cocaine on board has been intercepted by the French Customs Authority off the island of Saint Martin, in the Caribbean. It had set sail from Isla Blanquilla on June 30, and it’s understood that the organiser of the cargo was a Dutch national resident in Spain, who is known to have been in Isla Margarita last month.
He was arrested in Benidorm as he was attempting to flee the country. Police seized three top range vehicles and 61,000 € in cash when they searched the three properties he owns on the Spanish coast.
The yacht’s two German crew were taken into custody, plus another member of the organisation who was located on Saint Martin.
The operation involved officers from police in Germany, Spain’s National Police, the French Customs and Interpol. The Interior Ministry said in a press release on Thursday that the total weight of the cocaine found on board the yacht was 1.127 tons.
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