Skip to main content
Netherlands News in English

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
mossos-desquadra
Spanish Police (Photo: Politie) - Credit: Spanish Police (Photo: Politie)
Crime
police
arrests
drug possession
drug trafficking
boat
Alicante
Dutch
Tholen
Harlingen
Monday, 21 May 2018 - 15:20

Share this article:

Three Dutch arrested in Spain for drug possession

The police in Spain arrested three Dutch people. They were caught with drugs on a boat sailing under the Dutch flag off the coast of Alicante, ANP reports.

A fourth person was also arrested on the boat. This person does not have Dutch nationality. All four suspects are in custody in Alicante.

The police in the Netherlands searched the suspects' homes in Tholen and Harlingen. Whether anything was found, is not clear.

More like this

Image
Aerial view of the luxurious Marbella resort town, Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain
First arrest through new Dutch anonymous tip line in Spain
Image
Panorama of a typical suburban Dutch street in the city of Heerlen in Limburg
Heerlen the Dutch municipality that struggles most with undermining crime
Image
Items seized during an international operation against a cocaine trafficking network linked to the Ecuadorian cartel Los Lobos, 3 March 2026
Netherlands helps bust cocaine trafficking network linked to major Ecuadorian cartel
Image
Eemshaven power station
Six Dutch port cities to work together to tackle drug trafficking, people smuggling
Make NL Times your top Google source

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Police to test paint in water canons against problem causing protesters
  • Cheaper summer public transport deal to launch earlier in June than planned
  • Record 38 players from Dutch clubs set for expanded World Cup
  • Wasteful Oranje punished as Algeria snatch late victory in World Cup warm-up
  • Dutch State buys medieval ring found with metal detector for €83,150

Top stories

  • Court rules Ye can remain in Netherlands for Arnhem performances this week
  • New A'dam coalition planning parking +tourist tax hike, free public transport for kids
  • European Commission tells Netherlands to stop extra border controls
  • Pregnant woman thrown to ground at Zeist asylum shelter was trying to ask cop a question
  • Senior Dutch virologist, colleague accused of smuggling inactive Mpox into United States

© 2012-2026, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Change Privacy Settings
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Partner Content