Men in wet clothes claiming to be Camino pilgrims arrested over alleged ‘narco-sub’ plot

<p>Three men had fled in taxi after allegedly piloting vessel carrying 3.65 tonnes of cocaine to Galicia, Spanish police say</p><p>Police in Spain have arrested three men thought to have piloted a “narco-submarine” carrying more than 3.6 tonnes of cocaine from South America to the north-western region of Galicia, after the trio’s wet clothes and claims to be pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago raised suspicions.</p><p>The investigation, which has led to a total of 14 arrests, began in August after Policía Nacional officers, working with the US Drug Enforcement Agency, detected an alleged drug-smuggling gang based in the Galician town of Outes that was said to be concealing its activities by posing as a company selling and repairing nautical equipment.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/30/men-in-wet-clothes-claiming-to-be-camino-pilgrims-arrested-over-alleged-narco-sub-plot">Continue reading...</a>