Canary IslandsSpanish police seized 30 metric tons of cocaine — the largest bust on record — from vessel Arconian departing Sierra Leone.
The Colombia-sourced cargo, linked to the Dutch-Moroccan Mocro Maffia, was routed through West Africa to avoid Atlantic interdiction.
Spain is now Europe’s primary cocaine landing point; a 2023 Algeciras bust found 30 organizations sharing one 9.5-ton load.
Sources: InSight Crime