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Spanish police have arrested a drug gang of 100 members, accused of bringing narcotics from Morocco to Spain, authorities stated on Saturday.
The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled a network that distributes marijuana throughout Europe, the Civil Guard announced in a statement.
In the drugs bust, Spanish police seized more than five tonnes of hashish (resin) and 230 kilos of marijuana (weed).
During the raids across southern Spain and France, Spanish authorities discovered that the gang, known as
Monparlet, transported the drugs using the Guadalquivir river, then hid the drugs in fruit trucks to take them to France.
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image captionThe Spanish Civil Guard says this video shows the suspects transporting drugs from Morocco to Spain in a high-powered boat
Spanish police have arrested 100 suspected gang members, accused of smuggling drugs from Morocco to Spain in speedboats.
In raids across southern Spain and in France, some 5,270kg of cannabis was found.
The gang is known as Monparlet, the Civil Guard said in a statement.
The suspects transported the drugs inland using Spain s Guadalquivir River, then disguised them in fruit trucks to drive towards France.
They would then allegedly supply dealers across Europe.
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