Cops have arrested a trio of sodden men claiming to be pilgrims on suspicion of shipping 3.6 tons of cocaine in a Narco submarine. Policía Nacional officers and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration were investigating a suspected gang pretending to be a nautical sale-and-repair service. The international investigation in Galicia, Spain, kicked off in August and led to a total of 14 arrests. Cops went to intercept the gang after they were spotted heading out on boats. Officers jumped on them when they returned laden with bales of cocaine. Authorities stated that a high-speed chase ensued, during which one of the gang’s trucks overturned. Cops seized 3.6 tons of cocaine, while a raid on their facility also led to the discovery of cash worth $64,137, five cars, and two boats. More cocaine was found under a tarp on a beach close by. The three men—two Ecuadorians and a Colombian—suspected of being the crew of the submarine, were arrested separately later on when a taxi driver became suspicious of them. The men were soaking wet, claiming to be pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago trail. A wetsuit was found in one of their bags. The sub is believed scuttled. The head of the drug and crime unit, Antonio Martínez Duarte, said, “After hours of sacrifice and silent work, we’ve been able to arrest the crew and seize the drugs on land, something that isn’t that common in Galicia.”
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