Joint operation between the Tax Agency and the National Police

• The vessel was boarded by a Customs Surveillance patrol boat of the Tax Agency after it was sighted by the National Police helicopter when it was sailing about 80 miles off the coast of Cartagena.
• The chase lasted more than five hours and 100 nautical miles.
• The crew tried to get rid of the narcotic substance they were carrying, throwing the bales overboard.
• A total of 66 bales were seized, as well as various satellite phones and computer devices

November 28, 2020 .- Officials from the Tax Agency and agents from the National Police, in a joint operation, have arrested the five crew members of a 'narco-boat' after a chase on the high seas. The arrested men attempted to get rid of the narcotic substance by throwing the bales overboard. A total of 66 bales totalling 2,000 kilos of hashish were seized, as well as various satellite phones and computer devices.

The intervention took place last week, when the National Police helicopter detected a 'narco-boat' sailing in the Mediterranean Sea about 80 miles off the coast of Cartagena. The boat, about 14 metres long and with two 300 HP engines, was manned by five individuals and was approaching the beaches of Valencia with the intention of unloading the bales of hashish it was carrying.

At that moment, a chase began with a Customs Surveillance patrol boat from the Tax Agency, which lasted for more than five hours and 100 nautical miles, and forced the crew to get rid of the hashish, throwing the bales overboard. Finally, the joint and coordinated action on the high seas allowed Customs Surveillance officials to recover the thrown hashish, in addition to boarding the speedboat and arresting its five occupants.

As a result of the operation, 66 bales of hashish weighing 2,000 kilos, a high-speed boat, satellite phones and various computer devices were seized.

Operation filming (to download the video, enter the following web address):  https://we.tl/t-Ps0vZDFjDQ