Event Brief
Spain seizes two tonnes of cocaine from linked yacht
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM ET
Summary: Spain’s Tax Agency and French customs seized about two tonnes of cocaine from a yacht in the Atlantic. Four crew members were arrested, along with a ringleader based in Girona, in connection with a Balkans drug network.
WHO: Spain’s Tax Agency and French customs; four crew members; a ringleader based in Girona
WHAT: Seizure of about two tonnes of cocaine from a yacht and arrests of four crew members and a ringleader.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM ET
WHERE: Atlantic Ocean (yacht location); Girona, Spain
WHY: The seizure and arrests were carried out as part of enforcement against a Balkans drug network.
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