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1.2 tonnes of cocaine seized in Spain’s Algeciras port

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Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Over 1,160 kg of cocaine hidden inside a shipping container that arrived at Spain’s port of Algeciras, province of Cádiz from South America were seized, reported the police on November 13. Ten people were arrested. The cocaine was transported using a criminal method known as “gancho ciego” (blind…

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