Spanish Police Seize 15 Tons of Moroccan Hashish, Arrest 49

Spanish Civil Guard agents unload cargo of drugs from a fast inflatable craft at the Guadalquivir River in Cadiz, Spain, in a still from an undated video. Spanish Civil Guard via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

MADRID—Spain’s Civil Guard said Friday it seized 14 metric tons (15.4 tons) of hashish from Morocco and arrested 49 people as it smashed a major drug-smuggling ring.

The gang was believed to be the biggest operating in Spain, regularly bringing up to 20 metric tons (19.7 tons) of hashish a month from North Africa to the Iberian peninsula, a Guardia Civil statement said.