{
  "id": 9006239,
  "title": "Three Latin Americans and an Albanian held with 2 tonnes of cocaine on yacht off Galicia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/three-latin-americans-and-an-albanian-held-with-2-tonnes-of-cocaine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T20:50:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/21/three-latin-americans-and-an-albanian-held-with-2-tonnes-of-cocaine-on-yacht-off-galicia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spanish authorities have dismantled a major drug trafficking operation, intercepting a vessel carrying over 2,000 kilos of cocaine in the Atlantic. The joint military and customs operation, dubbed Operation Doncella, involved Spain's Customs Surveillance Service and French customs authorities. Five individuals were arrested, including four crew members from Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, and Albania. The Albanian suspect is believed to have overseen deliveries to Balkan buyers. The operation, which began in February, revealed the network's role in supplying Eastern European and Balkan criminal organizations with luxury yachts. The Petrel I, a 14-metre yacht flying the Polish flag, was located off the coast of Galicia after a month of surveillance. The crew was found with 70 bales of cocaine stowed across the deck. The investigation is ongoing, with efforts to apprehend the group's logistics coordinator in Barcelona.",
  "summary": "Spain's Tax Agency and French customs seized the drugs in the Atlantic and arrested four crew members of the yacht and the ringleader based in Girona.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "published": "2026-09-22T05:51:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}