GermanyIn June, 30 tons of cocaine were seized by Spanish authorities after being discovered aboard the ship Arconian off the coast of Western Sahara. The drugs were originally sourced from South America but had been transported via a new African route starting in Sierra Leone, which has become a critical hub for drug trafficking. This route allows smugglers to avoid increased surveillance in the Caribbean, where the U.S. military under the Trump administration began targeting smuggling boats. The Arconian spent over two weeks near the port of Freetown, Sierra Leone, where it was allegedly loaded with cocaine wrapped in plastic film. The shipment was eventually destroyed in a Spanish incineration facility, marking the largest single seizure of cocaine in history. Experts suggest this shift in trafficking routes highlights growing European significance for the drug trade due to heightened security measures elsewhere.
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