€400 million cocaine haul

British and Spanish police yesterday seized at least 1.5 tonnes of cocaine worth more than €400 million off the coast of Spain in a joint operation. Spanish police boarded the Destiny Empress some 322 kilometres off the Iberian coast. The ship was...

British and Spanish police yesterday seized at least 1.5 tonnes of cocaine worth more than €400 million off the coast of Spain in a joint operation.

Spanish police boarded the Destiny Empress some 322 kilometres off the Iberian coast. The ship was thought to be bound for Britain.

Some five people, including crew members, were arrested.

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