Overview

• Authorities arrested eight suspects in Huércal de Almería and Torremolinos with five already jailed and three awaiting trial.
• Investigators discovered 15,363 kilos of hashish concealed between pallets of watermelons and inside artificial sweet potatoes on a trailer from Nador.
• The shipment had been monitored since its disembarkation on June 19 and was followed to a warehouse before officers moved in.
• The illicit load is worth up to €104.9 million on the black market and represents the largest drug bust in the region this year.
• Police donated the untouched watermelons to local charities and continue to pursue additional accomplices across Europe.