Police ground drone drug flights from Morocco to Spain

Spanish police said Wednesday they had arrested nine people and dismantled a criminal network that used homemade drones "with exceptional range" to transport hashish from Morocco to Spain. Packages were equipped with fluorescent markers and radio-linked geolocation devices to aid night-time recovery, it added.

Police said the group manufactured the drones, which were capable of flying over 200 kilometres using components brought from Asian suppliers at a workshop in Alcala de los Gazules. The network operated nearly every night, launching up to 10 drones simultaneously and moving roughly 200 kilograms of hashish in a single night.