Spanish Police Seize Luxury Cars and Jewels as Arrest Drug Suspect

Spanish Police Seize Luxury Cars and Jewels as Arrest Drug Suspect
Members of the Spanish Civil Guard during the raid to arrest internationally wanted drug trafficker Fikri Amellah and 16 people from his network in Barcelona, Spain, on Dec. 17, 2021. Guardia Civil-Ministerio del Interior/Handout via Reuters
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MADRID—Spanish police said on Friday they had arrested an internationally wanted drug trafficker suspected of using the proceeds from importing tonnes of hashish and cocaine to splash out on luxury cars, yachts and high-end watches.

After a two-year investigation, Moroccan national Fikri Amellah was arrested in a dawn raid on his Barcelona apartment on Tuesday in a joint operation with French and Belgian police, the Guardia Civil police force said.