{"id":159495,"date":"2026-03-31T15:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/spanish-police-discover-high-tech-drug-tunnel-in-ceuta"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:20:28","slug":"spanish-police-discover-high-tech-drug-tunnel-in-ceuta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/spanish-police-discover-high-tech-drug-tunnel-in-ceuta","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Police Discover High-Tech Drug Tunnel in Ceuta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Spanish police have uncovered a highly sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnel in Ceuta, right along the border with Morocco.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s more than just a hidden passage, investigators found a carefully engineered underground system, built deep beneath an industrial warehouse, complete with rails, wagons, and other mechanisms designed to move large quantities of cannabis efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>The tunnel stretched dozens of meters and had been operating quietly for years, potentially moving tons of drugs into Europe with minimal human involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities launched a major operation involving hundreds of officers, leading to multiple arrests and massive drug seizures.<\/p>\n<p>What stands out is the level of organization, this wasn\u2019t improvised smuggling, but a coordinated criminal network investing in infrastructure to bypass one of Europe\u2019s most heavily monitored borders.<\/p>\n<p>And with more tunnels suspected in the area, this discovery is opening a much deeper investigation into how these networks operate beneath the surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Kenya<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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