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Police find underwater drones smuggling drugs from Morocco to Europe
Spanish police have uncovered three underwater drones, used to smuggle drugs to Europe from Morocco
The vessels are apparently capable of carrying up to 200kg of cargo and were seized following a 14-month investigation.
Eight people have been arrested so far, and police believe they have broken up a gang.
who were building the vehicles and supplying them to drug smugglers.
Spanish authorities say it’s the first time they have discovered an unmanned underwater vehicle.
The drones allow drug traffickers to transport narcotics remotely across the narrow strip of sea that separates Morocco from Spain.