Spanish Police Seize Cocaine Worth $114 Million From Cattle Ship

Spanish Police Seize Cocaine Worth $114 Million From Cattle Ship
Police officers discharge drugs from the cattle ship Orion V that was seized off the Canary Islands, in the port of Las Palmas, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on Jan. 26, 2023. Borja Suarez/Reuters
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MADRID—Spanish police seized 4.5 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of 105 million euros ($114 million) after raiding a cattle ship off the Canary Islands earlier this week, a statement said on Saturday.

The ship had stopped at ports in about a dozen countries before Tuesday’s raid, and police said drug smugglers had started using livestock ships because it was more difficult for police to trace their illicit cargo.