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Monday, 21 May 2018 - 15:20

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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.

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