Thursday, 10 September 2015 12:34
LNG tanker detained after drugs were found on board
Written by AdminSailor
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The "Hispania Spirit" was detained in Pisco on Sep 8, 2015, after the the Coast Guard and port officials found 211 kilograms of cocaine on board as well as a Venezuelan man who did not belong to the crew.
Bundles with cocaine were stashed in one of the vessel’s compartments.
An investigation was under way.