MARBELLA, Spain — Heavily armed police officers wearing face masks entered a luxury home at daybreak last week in Spain's southern Costa del Sol to arrest a 40-year-old suspected drug trafficker.
MARBELLA, Spain — Heavily armed police officers wearing face masks entered a luxury home at daybreak last week in Spain's southern Costa del Sol to arrest a 40-year-old suspected drug trafficker.He is believed to be part of a major cocaine cartel operating inside Europe and beyond, and his arrest was part of the culmination of a three-year operation involving law enforcement from 10 different countries.
Local authorities launched 'Plan Marbella' in April to try to curb crime by boosting police numbers in the city of around 141,000 people and raiding several famous nightclubs.Ten people were arrested during the plan's first month, including some wanted in their home countries.
Raids As Global Drug Gangs Hit Spain's Costa Del Sol
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