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In total, 25 people have been arrested in raids in Spain, mainly Spanish nationals but also two Colombians, plus 15 others in Panama. Over the three years, the authorities have seized more than seven tonnes of cocaine, four tonnes of that in Panama.

The syndicates tried to smuggle it through ports and airports, concealed in various ways, in shipments of tropical fruit like pineapples, even inside the rotor of an electric generator. The authorities have confiscated weapons and assets too, including more than $6 million in cash, properties, jewellery and luxury cars and watches.

The syndicates tried to smuggle it through ports and airports, concealed in various ways, in shipments of tropical fruit like pineapples, even inside the rotor of an electric generator. The authorities have confiscated weapons and assets too, including more than $6 million in cash, properties, jewellery and luxury cars and watches.

Europol said the complex investigation spanned three regions – Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Colombian traffickers, it said, handled the cocaine shipments from there, while Spanish, Colombian and Bulgarian nationals oversaw the reception and distribution of the drug.

Europol said the complex investigation spanned three regions – Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Colombian traffickers, it said, handled the cocaine shipments from there, while Spanish, Colombian and Bulgarian nationals oversaw the reception and distribution of the drug.

Some gang members hid in containers to sneak into ports, getting the cocaine out at night with the help of corrupt workers. Meanwhile, according to Europol, Albanians in Dubai provided payments for those involved in the shipments. How much escaped the net is not known, but a lot clearly did in this lucrative trade.

Some gang members hid in containers to sneak into ports, getting the cocaine out at night with the help of corrupt workers. Meanwhile, according to Europol, Albanians in Dubai provided payments for those involved in the shipments. How much escaped the net is not known, but a lot clearly did in this lucrative trade.

The agency believes the syndicate could have received up to one tonne of cocaine every week. Danny Eberhardt.

The agency believes the syndicate could have received up to one tonne of cocaine every week. Danny Eberhardt.

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