Spanish police seize a tonne of cocaine on Canadian-registered ship
Last Updated: Thursday, December 24, 2009 | 6:21 PM AT
CBC News
The Destiny Empress, a former Department of Fisheries and Oceans vessel, is seen at a navy base in Ferrol, Spain, after it was seized off the Spanish coast Tuesday. Police say the ship was carrying at least a tonne of cocaine destined for London. (Spanish Interior Ministry)A former scallop fisherman from Digby, N.S., has been arrested on the high seas by Spanish police as part of a major international cocaine bust.
