The patrol boat Boldfrom the Customs Surveillance Service (SVA) of Almería, has been hit by a drug boat during a chase. , according to close sources, who indicate that during the incident the boat suffered a broken window next to the bridge, but no official was injured.
The incident occurred when the patrol boat began to pursue a suspicious boat that was found to be loaded with flasks of fuel, a common activity on the coast of Almería to supply it to boats dedicated to drug and human trafficking. During the chase, a second speedboat entered the scene and, according to official sources, got on top of the first. At that moment he reached the Customs Surveillance Service boat, where a window next to the bridge shattered. “There is no personal injury,” the same sources emphasize.
According to sources from the Tax Agency, the crew of the drug boat managed to escape using that second inflatable boat, which arrived as support. The first was seized loaded with fuel, but ultimately could not be towed to port and was left in the area.
The incident occurred just a week after two vessels from the Maritime Service of the Huelva Command collided while pursuing . “Drug traffickers do not hesitate to attack land vehicles and boats when they perceive the risk of interception or loss of drugs, evidencing greater aggressiveness towards agents,” highlights the Annual National Security Report prepared by COVAM, the main maritime surveillance center in Spain, dependent on the Navy. The document highlights that there are more than 600 suspected drug boats on the Spanish coast.
