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BRUSSELS, Aug 7 (KUNA) -- An international police operation supported by
Europol has led to the dismantling of a major drug-smuggling network through
36 arrests and the seizure of over 1.5 tonnes of hashish.
The operation, conducted in cooperation between Europol and French,
Moroccan and Spanish law enforcement authorities, began last year when the
Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie intercepted a boat laden with hashish and detained
its crew, Europol said in a statement today.
Searches carried out by law enforcement authorities in France, Morocco,
Portugal and Spain also resulted in the seizure of more than 32, 000 euro in
cash, over 200 mobile phones and 13 cars.
The Moroccan head of the criminal network was killed in Cuerta (Spain) a
few days ago as 'accounts were settled' between rival drug trafficking
organisations, it noted. (end)
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