Spain, Portugal police bust drug-smuggling ring that imported hashish from Morocco, arrest 15
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Spanish and Portuguese police say they have dismantled an organization that used powerboats to import large quantities of drugs into Spain from Morocco and have arrested 15 suspects.
A statement says surveillance began when evidence emerged of a large-scale, well-organized smuggling operation based in southwestern Spain.
The gang allegedly used a network of specially-equipped piers and warehouses to receive drugs and was able to move part of its operation to southern Portugal when it discovered its activities were being watched, Saturday's statement says.
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Investigators seized 2,400 kilograms (2.7 tons) of hashish in three separate cross-border raids, as well as 23 speedboats, four jet-skis, 12 vehicles, 4,750 liters (1,255 gallons) of unsafely-stored fuel and 463,465 euros ($510,100) in cash, the statement says.
It wasn't immediately clear when the arrests were made.