A yacht carrying around £38m worth of cocaine from the Caribbean to Europe has been intercepted by customs.
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French customs stopped two Germans last week who were sailing from the Caribbean island of Grenada and found over a tonne of cocaine hidden in the 43er.
The suspects were then arrested and after further inspection £362,000 in cash was found on the boat, along with £812,000 in other goods.
German police say it was the end of an investigation in conjunction with the French and Spanish authorities that began back in 2009.
A Dutch man was arrested in Spain and a South African man was arrested in the Caribbean on Tuesday along with the two germans.
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