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Revealed: How narcos used helicopters to fly drugs into Spain’s Costa del Sol and Murcia

Authorities have arrested six people suspected of using the aircraft to smuggle large quantities of hashish from Morocco to the provinces of Malaga, Almeria and Murcia.

Laurence Dollimore
One of the helicopters seized from drug trafficking gang (Credit: Guardia Civil)
A major investigation involving Spanish, Belgian and Swedish police has uncovered a drug-trafficking network that used helicopters to move drugs from

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ByLaurence Dollimore
Laurence Dollimore has been covering news in Spain for almost a decade. The London-born expat is NCTJ-trained and has a Gold Star Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from the prestigious News Associates. Laurence has reported from Spain for some of the UK's biggest titles, including MailOnline, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Sun and the Sun Online. He also has a Master's Degree in International Relations from Queen Mary University London.
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