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Intercontinental drug trafficking cartel busted in Spain and Italy

By John Smith • Published: 21 Jun 2017 • 10:34

Guardia Civil

Joint operation: Spanish and Italian police work together

The Guardia Civil has announced the arrest of 46 suspects, 43 in Italy and three in Spain, believed to be involved with trafficking over 600 kilograms of cocaine.

Operation San Marino, which involved co-operation between Spain´s Guardia Civil, Italy´s Caribinieri and Panama Police, has successfully broken an intercontinental drug trafficking operation which moved cocaine from South America to Spain. The drugs were smuggled inside metal machinery into Italy where they could be distributed throughout districts in Rome.    

Of the arrests that took place in Spain two were in Malaga. The suspects were of Chinese, Colombian and Panamanian citizenship. The illegal activities were mostly organised by the mafia based in Calabria, representatives from which visited Spain regularly and met with those linked to groups on the American Continent. 

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John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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