No sooner than the Motril-Melilla ferry link had been set up, then cases of attempted drug smuggling, using this link between the two continents, started cropping up.

The latest incident involves a resident of Melilla, who was caught with 70k of hashish resin. The 19-year-old Spaniard had reportedly hidden the stash in a compartment under the floor of his vehicle, concealed by a foot mat.

On the same day, customs staff in Melilla became suspicious of a vehicle during the loading of the Armas ferry. The said vehicle was a 4×4 Mitsubishi Colt with Dutch plates and upon being searched, 67 packages were discovered containing a total of 36.5k of hashish.

(News: Motril, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)