Overview
- Spanish police detained nine suspects after boarding the vessel a few days before the announcement.
- The cocaine was discovered in the cargo hold of a ship that had departed Panama and was headed for the port of Vigo.
- Officials said the approximately 177-foot freighter had unusual onboard structures used to conceal the narcotics.
- Police released video showing officers in a speedboat intercepting the alleged trafficking vessel.
- Spain remains a key entry point for Latin American cocaine into Europe, with a record seizure of about 13 tons reported at Algeciras last October.