Hashish stash sinks after high sea drama for EU patrol
More than 13 tonnes of hashish sunk to the bottom of the Mediterranean after smugglers carrying the potent stash were intercepted by boats working for Triton, the EU’s coastal patrol operation said Friday.
Triton, charged with looking out for people-traffickers and their human cargoes, spotted the suspicious 25-metre fishing boat on Thursday.
Officers from the Spanish Civil Guard and Italy’s Financial Police tailed it and boarded it about 100 nautical miles (185km) to the south of Sardinia, arresting nine Egyptians.