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Spain intercepts huge cocaine shipment

source: Spanish police / Civil Guard -> target: cocaine traffickers

On 2026-05-06, Spanish police operating in international waters near the Canary Islands intercepted and impounded what authorities described as the country's largest-ever cocaine shipment. The Civil Guard union said 23 people were arrested after the vessel was stopped on a route from Sierra Leone to Libya.

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Near the Canary IslandsCanary IslandsEuropeSpainEurope28.292, -16.629
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