260 kilos of hashish packed in nine bales thrown overboard

Rough weather and the coastguard have put an end to the plans of drug traffickers off the coast of Motril.It happened in the early hours of Friday when a yacht was spotted eight miles off the coast. The two men on board started to throw 260 kilos of hashish packed in nine bales overboard after being surprised by the Guardia Civil, but the yacht overturned as they were doing so. The men, a Moroccan and Spaniard, were arrested and then taken to the Guardia Civil barracks at Salobreña, and they are expected to appear before the judge in Motril shortly on charges against public health.