I’m shocked — shocked! — to learn that the dope-runners are piggybacking on the migrant boats to get their product into Europe. Who could possibly have foreseen such a possibility?

Many thanks to Hellequin GB for translating this article from Unser Mitteleuropa:

Canary Islands: “Asylum seekers” had 1,610kg of hashish in their boat

More and more migrants and drugs are reaching the coast of the Canary Islands. More and more migrants are making their way to Europe via the Canary Islands. This year, the authorities have already counted over 17,000 illegal entries.

Once again, a boat carrying drugs was intercepted off the Canary Islands. Thanks to Moroccan authorities, the dinghy was located on the beach of Los Mozos in the municipality of Betancuria on Fuerteventura, reports kanarenmarkt.de.

After the patrol boat approached the boat, two people were discovered with numerous packages inside. When the smugglers spotted the coast guard they quickly headed for the beach. The Moroccan duo fled with three other people waiting there in an off-road vehicle. The Guardia Civil officers took over the boat, which was loaded with numerous empty fuel drums, two engines and 46 bales containing more than 1,610kg of hashish. The investigation is still ongoing and future arrests cannot be ruled out.

This operation once again underlines the close cooperation of the Moroccan authorities in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime, the online platform added.

Afterword from the translator:

I guess that this is why the NGOs love to rescue these people, since I’m pretty sure that these “sea rescue” ships are never even searched by the authorities. What better way to smuggle drugs into Europe?