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Spanish police find underground drug-smuggling tunnel from Morocco

Spanish police have discovered a tunnel in ‌the North African exclave of Ceuta, to smuggle tons of hashish from Morocco into Spain.

Police said the structure, concealed beneath an ​industrial warehouse, extended over three levels, ‌including a descent shaft, an intermediate chamber for pallet storage, ​and the tunnel itself.

Authorities seized 17 ‌metric tons of the drug, 1.4 million (£1.2m) in cash, and arrested 27 people ‌in connection with the operation.

The tunnel had a rail system and underground crane used to transport the hashish.

Spain is a major entry point for hashish, which is derived from cannabis resin, into Europe.

Ceuta, along ​with the Spanish exclave ⁠of Melilla to the ⁠east, surrounded by Morocco, forms the European Union's only land border with Africa.

Hashish is usually trafficked into Spain by ⁠sea using speedboats.

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In 2023, Spain ​accounted for 68% of all resin ​seizures in the EU, according to the ​latest data from the EU drugs ⁠agency.

Smugglers have sometimes used unconventional methods to bring other drugs into Spain.

In the northwestern region of ⁠Galicia, submarines or semi-submersible vessels have been used to transport cocaine from South America, ​underscoring Spain's role as a transit hub.

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