Eight drug traffickers taken hostage by an armed member of their own gang were rescued at sea — then arrested — by police off Spain’s Canary Islands, the authorities said Wednesday. “Eight members of a criminal organisation were taken hostage by another crew member of Serbian origin as they were transporting more than 2.3 tonnes…
In this handout image released by Spanish Guardia Civil on April 4, 2022, Spanish civil guards and US agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) search a yacht owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg in Palma de Mallorca. – Authorities seized on April 4, 2022 a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the demand of the United States, Spanish police said. The 78-meter-long yacht named Tango was impounded at the Mediterranean port of Palma de Mallorca by Spanish police in coordination with US federal agents, Spain’s Guardia Civil police force said in a statement. (Photo by Handout / Spanish Guardia Civil / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / GUARDIA CIVIL / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS