Friday, December 08, 2006
Two Brits held in Raid of 63,000 Ecstacy Tablets
"Two British men are among eight people arrested in a police anti-drugs operation in Gran Canaria. One of them was acting as a courier, having brought in 56,000 Ecstasy tablets from Holland. It's the biggest seizure of the drug ever made in the Canary Islands." [Source] Further details reveal that the pair, identified only as Jason S. (37) and Gary R. (42), were detained during the seven month long Operación Saltamontes (Operation Grasshopper), in collaboration with police units in Tenerife.
Ocho detenidos en la mayor operación de incautación de éxtasis en Canarias
Tags: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Canarias
