They each face six years in prison in connection with a 3-ton cargo of cannabis recovered from a rented boatA previous haul of cannabis - EFE archive
Three British suspects are on trial at the provincial court in Palma de Mallorca after they were caught three years ago with three tons of cannabis on board a catamaran they had rented in the Baleares capital.
The Baleares newspaper ‘Última Hora’ reported on Wednesday that the boat was intercepted off the Baleares coast in August 2008, when officers said they could clearly see the bales of drugs which were being carried on the deck. They had been under surveillance since the Guardia Civil discovered in a routine check of boats which had been rented in Palma that the rental for the catamaran had been paid in cash.
Each of the suspects, none of whom has been named in reports, faces a possible six years in prison.
It’s understood that the defence has asked for the court order to board and search the boat to be annulled, claiming there was no previous evidence for officers to suspect that drugs were being carried on board.
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