The Spanish Guardia Civil says it has dismantled a criminal organization from the western coastal region of Galicia that transported large-scale shipments of cocaine from Africa to Spain. 3,300 kilograms of cocaine have been seized on the high seas. The group used fishing boats that traveled normal fishing routes off the West African coast.

On December 18, 3,300 kilos of cocaine was intercepted on a ship. The operation involved both the British National Crime Agency and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).