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Canary Islands: 48 arrested in international cocaine gang bust

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Four tonnes of cocaine trafficked from Brazil and Colombia seized in raids across Fuerteventura , Gran Canaria and Lanzarote .

Police said gang used 11 so-called narco boats to smuggle drugs across the Atlantic .

Police forces from Europe , including the UK , as well as South America and the US were involved in planning the raids.

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English

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