By Chris King • Updated: 19 Mar 2023 • 19:38
Image of an Aduanas boat. Credit: Twitter@aduanassva
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.
Con hondo pesar y dolor tras el fallecimiento de nuestro compañero Carlos que ha perdido la vida en acto de servicio durante el transcurso de un operativo antidroga en aguas del Atlántico.Nuestros corazones con los familiares, compañeros y amigos.DEP Carlos. — ADUANAS-VIGILANCIA ADUANERA🇪🇸 (@aduanassva) March 19, 2023
Con hondo pesar y dolor tras el fallecimiento de nuestro compañero Carlos que ha perdido la vida en acto de servicio durante el transcurso de un operativo antidroga en aguas del Atlántico.Nuestros corazones con los familiares, compañeros y amigos.DEP Carlos.
— ADUANAS-VIGILANCIA ADUANERA🇪🇸 (@aduanassva) March 19, 2023
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