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Date Published: 23/04/2021
ARCHIVED - 10,800 kilos of contraband tobacco seized in Montilla, Cordoba
Officers used drones to inspect a suspicious warehouse in the town in Cordoba province (Andalusia) from above.
The use of drones has helped police and customs officers in Montilla (Córdoba) carry out an operation which has concluded with five arrests and the seizure of 10,800 kilos of contraband tobacco leaves, worth more than 750,000 euros.
The Local Police had been monitoring the Llanos de Jarata industrial estate for some weeks as they suspected that large quantities of tobacco leaves were being handled illegally in one of the warehouses, the customs authorities explained.
Officers used drones to watch for suspicious movement in the area from above and decided to carry out their raid after watching a lorry entering one of the warehouses, where they found the huge stash of prepared tobacco leaves.
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