Police take down "super cartel" said to be behind about a third of Europe's cocaine trade

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The agency said police forces involved in "Operation Desert Light" targeted both the "command-and-control center and the logistical drugs trafficking infrastructure in Europe."The Netherlands was the country where most of the arrests were made, with 14 suspects arrested in 2021.Europol said six "high-value targets" were arrested in Dubai.A video posted on social media by Europol (above) showed members of various law enforcement agencies, including Spain's Guardia Civil and the U.S. DEA, carrying out raids, seizing property including jewellery and luxury vehicles, and taking people into custody.More than 214 tons of cocaine were seized in the region in 2020, a 6% increase from the previous year, and experts from the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction believe that amount could reach 300 tons in 2022."

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