Cops raid sailboat with 1 ton of cocaine

The Spanish Civil Guard raids a sailing boat with a reported one tonne of cocaine near the Canary Islands after tracking the vessel since February. The vessel, with three Croatian suspects on board, was raided 88 miles west of La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands. Sergeant Baquero, spokesman for the Civil Guard’s Central Operative Unit (UCO), told Newsflash that the three Croatian suspects have been arrested and are awaiting charges. According to a Civil Guard press statement obtained by Newsflash, the three men have criminal records for drugs and weapons trafficking.