{"id":566798,"date":"2025-11-13T03:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T03:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/566798\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T03:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T03:32:12","slug":"spain-dismantles-drone-network-smuggling-cannabis-from-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/566798\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain Dismantles Drone Network Smuggling Cannabis from Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spanish authorities have dismantled a drug trafficking network that used fixed-wing drones to smuggle cannabis from Morocco to Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar, arresting nine suspects, Spanish media \u201cEuropa Sur\u201d reported.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed \u201cOperation Ruche,\u201d the operation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europasur.es\/campo-de-gibraltar\/nueve-detenidos-drones-hachis-estrecho_0_2005216365.html#goog_rewarded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeted a group<\/a> that deployed long-range, high-capacity drones capable of carrying several kilograms of cannabis over long distances while flying at low altitude to evade radar and patrol detection.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said the drones launched from northern Morocco\u2019s coastal areas and landed along the southern Cadiz coastline, where the drugs were recovered for distribution across Spain and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities described the case as part of broader efforts to curb drug trafficking through the Campo de Gibraltar region, a critical gateway for smuggling between Africa and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tangermed-passagers.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Tangermed Passagers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/300x250-BilletFerme-VANG-1.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"300\" style=\"border-radius: 4px;\"\/> <\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spanish authorities have dismantled a drug trafficking network that used fixed-wing drones to smuggle cannabis from Morocco to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[11161,180139,2000,299,104],"class_list":{"0":"post-566798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-drug-addiction","9":"tag-drug-trafficking-in-morocco","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-spain"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115540285680805055","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}