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A DUTCHMAN was jailed in Alicante after a police officer off duty spotted him loading cardboard cartons full of marijuana onto a rental vehicle.
The 52-year-old man was arrested on drug charges and over 110 kilograms of marijuana were seized.
The shipment was bound for northern Europe.
The Guardia Civil officer in El Campello could smell the distinct aroma of the drug.
He remained in the shadows as two men transported boxes from a villa.
He followed the van with the Dutchman at the wheel and alerted his colleagues to intercept it.
The vehicle was stopped in the direction of Alicante, on El Campello’s ring road.
A search revealed 148 vacuum-packed marijuana buds weighing a total of 74 kilograms.
The villa was found to contain a further 77 bags, all packaged in suitcases for distribution.
