The Coastal Monitoring Unit of the GNR has announced the seizure of 1.5 tonnes of hashish onboard a boat that was tracked by the Portuguese and boarded by the Spanish authorities as part of a joint operation on the border between the Algarve and Andalucía.
The successful operation took place this morning with the Huelva Maritime Service and the Guadia Civil from Isla Cristina.
Officers intercepted the suspicious boat having been tipped off by Portugal’s GNR Coastal Monitoring service.
Stating the drugs boat was engaged in "suspicious movements off Isla Cristina," the alert went out to the Spanish and the boat was monitored until it moored.
After boarding the Spanish registered fishing boat at Isla Cristina fishing harbour, the Guadia Civil found “50 bales of hashish, about 1500 kilograms.
The police source reckoned the haul was worth around €4 million at street prices.
