MADRID: Spanish police said Wednesday they had seized 20 tons of cannabis hidden in refrigerated trucks carrying peppers from Morocco.<\/p>\n
Officers stopped a truck carrying 12 tons of cannabis resin in false compartments behind boxes of green peppers in the southern province of Cadiz on October 21, Spain\u2019s National Police said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Three days later, a second truck carrying eight tons of the drug was intercepted near the city of Granada.<\/p>\n
Both vehicles had arrived at the port of Algeciras from Tangier.<\/p>\n
Twenty people were arrested and jailed on charges of drug trafficking and organized crime.<\/p>\n
Investigators said traffickers used lookout vehicles to evade police, and some of the drugs were packaged in candy-like wrappers \u201caimed at attracting younger consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities also seized nine vehicles, an automatic pistol and more than 7,000 euros ($8,100) in cash as part of the operation was conducted with Moroccan police.<\/p>\n
Spain is a major entry point for drugs into Europe because of its proximity to Morocco and connections with Latin America.<\/p>\n
Morocco is a key source of a type of cannabis resin known as hashish, and Latin America is the main source of cocaine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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