Police broke up a smuggling ring that shipped drugs and illegal immigrants from Morocco to the Canary Islands, officials said Saturday. | The ring allegedly used boats to smuggle the drugs, and used the same vessels to transport Moroccans into Spain. |
The ring allegedly used boats to smuggle the drugs, and used the same vessels to transport Moroccans into Spain, charging them €1,000 (US$1,250) for the trips. Those without money were allowed to work off the debt by loading and unloading drugs for the gang, the statement said. It did not provide further details of the operation.