Two Spanish civil guards, hit by a drug trafficker boat Friday evening during a chase in the port of Barbate (southwest) Two other people who had come by vehicle to pick up the passengers were also arrested. One of the two injured civil guards remains hospitalized but his life is not in danger, the gendarmerie equivalent said.
Spain is one of the main entry points for drugs into Europe, particularly the Spanish region of Andalusia (south), due to its proximity to Morocco where cannabis resin is produced.