Spanish police bust drug ring suspected of faking orca attack to aid smuggling

Group allegedly transported hashish on boats from Morocco then simulated accidents and asked to be towed to Spain

Spanish police have busted a drug ring suspected of simulating sailing boat accidents, including an attack by orcas, to smuggle hashish from Morocco to Spain.

The group allegedly loaded drugs on to sailboats in Morocco and once in Spanish waters “would fake a breakdown or accident and request maritime assistance to be towed to port”, police said on Thursday.

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