Britons Held After Drug Arrests In Ibiza
1:37pm UK, Monday August 30, 2010
Tim Hewage
As many as 24 Britons are being held by police after a major operation against drug traffickers in Ibiza.
Clubbers gather to watch the sun set in San Antonio
Officers from Spain's paramilitary police force targeted organised British gangs who were operating from houses in the holiday resort of San Antonio, on the Spanish island's west coast. They seized cocaine, ecstasy pills and other drugs.
A spokesman for the Spanish Civil Guard said:"This operation is still going on and we cannot give any details at this stage. He added: "A pile of Britons have been detained." In response to the arrests a Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of a number of arrests in Ibiza involving British nationals. "We are offering consular assistance."
For the last decade or so the island has been a mecca for clubbers
Millions of tourists flood into Ibiza every year attracted by the island's reputation as one of the best clubbing destinations in the world. The British gangs are believed to travel to the island for the summer selling designer drugs to young revellers. In similar raids in Ibiza last September Spanish police arrested 25 Britons in gangs from Manchester and Liverpool.
