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Police bring down European cocaine ‘super cartel’

Updated On: 29 November, 2022 10:06 AM IST | Brussels | Agencies

Over 30 tons of drugs were seized during the investigations run in Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UAE with the support of Europol

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The Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands in 2018. Pic/AP

The Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands in 2018. Pic/AP

Law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a “super cartel” of drugs traffickers controlling about one third of the cocaine trade in Europe, the European Union crime agency said on Monday.

Europol said 49 suspects have been arrested during the investigation, with the latest series of raids across Europe and the United Arab Emirates taking place between Nov. 8-19. The agency said police forces involved in “Operation Desert Light” targeted both the “command-and-control centre and the logistical drugs trafficking infrastructure in Europe.”

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