By Euro Weekly News Media • Published: 27 Mar 2013 • 18:29
DRUGS HAUL: Boat boarded in Sotogrande.
GUARDIA CIVIL seized 590 kilos of cocaine from a luxury yacht in Sotogrande.
Two people who were on board have been remanded in custody.
One of them was allegedly carrying a loaded gun at the time of the arrest. Officers also searched several properties in Marbella, seizing four high-range vehicles.
Surveillance spotted a suspicious boat heading from Morocco into the port of Sotogrande in San Roque at full speed. It left its lights off and stopped at a private mooring area.
The arrests were carried out in collaboration with the National Police and private security.
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