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One killed, 8 hostages, 2,300 kg cocaine near Canary Islands

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Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – Eight hostages were freed in November 2023 from Sea Paradise, a Panama-flagged towing vessel carrying 2,300 kg of cocaine worth $230 million destined for the Canary Islands. The operation had been kept under wraps until now, as authorities were trying to unravel a criminal network….

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