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Civil Guard arrested trying to smuggle cannabis on board Málaga ferry
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By m.p - Apr 2, 2007 - 8:55 PM
A Civil Guard officer has been arrested trying to board the ferry in Melilla with 56 kilos of cannabis hidden in his car. Photo – EFE Archives.
A Civil Guard officer has been arrested trying to board the ferry in Melilla with 56 kilos of cannabis hidden in his car. Photo – EFE Archives.
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The officer was arrested by his colleagues at the port in Melilla, after sniffer dogs found 56 kilos of the drug hidden inside his car

A member of the Civil Guard has been arrested in Melilla as he was trying to board the Málaga ferry with 56 kilos of cannabis hidden in his car.

The arrest took place on Sunday night, and was carried out by his colleagues assigned to the Civil Guard in Melilla.

It happened during a routine control of vehicles waiting to board the ferry, when sniffer dogs detected the drug hidden inside the wheels of the officer’s four wheel drive vehicle.
The drugs have an estimated street value of 81,000 €.

The officer, who has not been named, now faces charges of a crime against public health.

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