Spanish Customs officer perishes while attempting to board a sailboat suspected of transporting drugs

Spanish Customs officer perishes while attempting to board a sailboat suspected of transporting drugs

Image of an Aduanas boat. Credit: Twitter@aduanassva

An accident that occurred while attempting to board a sailboat in the Atlantic that was suspected of transporting drugs tragically claimed the life of a Spanish Customs officer.

As reported this Saturday, March 18, by the Spanish Tax Agency, a 58-year-old official from the Customs Surveillance Service died in an incident in the Atlantic. The deceased reportedly lost his life after an accident while attempting to inspect a sailboat suspected of transporting drugs.

Sources from the Tax Agency explained that the incident occurred at around 8:30am on Saturday morning when officials went to carry out a check on a sailboat to the west of the Canary Islands.

At that moment, the ‘Fulmar’ capsized, causing the officials to fall overboard into the sea. At this point, the crew members of the sailboat set fire to the suspected vessel, which subsequently sank under the water.

After several attempts to revive their companion the officials of the auxiliary boat informed the central services of the Tax Agency of the death of the officer, as reported by 20minutos.es.

A tweet from the Aduanas-Vigilancia Aduanera read: “With deep regret and pain after the death of our colleague Carlos who has lost his life in the line of duty during the course of an anti-drug operation in Atlantic waters. Our hearts are with his family, colleagues, and friends. RIP Carlos”.

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Chris King

Originally from Wales, Chris spent years on the Costa del Sol before moving to the Algarve where he is a web reporter for The Euro Weekly News covering international and Spanish national news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at editorial@euroweeklynews.com

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