102 kilos of cocaine, 2.5 million € and 8 arrests in Málaga

102 kilos of cocaine, 2.5 million € and 8 arrests in Málaga
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By h.b. - Feb 15, 2011 - 11:21 AM
National Police say the gang had two safe flats in the centre of Málaga where they stored the drugs

The suitcase full of cash - Photo - National Police

Eight people have been arrested and more than two and a half million € in cash has been recovered in a National Police raid on two central ‘safe flats’ in Málaga. Another three homes were searched in the operation which also resulted in the seizure of 102 kilos of cocaine.

Two of the arrests were made as people were trying to take the money out of the country in a suitcase. These two people had flown to Málaga from France with the intention of collecting the cash. They were arrested as they headed for the city’s bus station, intending to make the return trip by road.

National Police say there are six nationalities among the eight people arrested.

Investigations continue but it appears that the drug was originally sent from Argentina, and that a Spanish woman travelled there to later bring the drugs to Spain hidden in her luggage. However she was intercepted at the El Prat airport in Barcelona, and arrested.

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