Spanish authorities on Thursday said they seized some 3.5 tons of cocaine bound from Venezuela, El Mundo newspaper reported online. The cocaine was arriving by a fishing boat from Venezuela. Spanish police acting on a tip from U.S. authorities intercepted the shipment. The Spanish coast is often a drop-off spot for drugs smuggled by sea from South America to continental Europe. Earlier this year, authorities in Portugal discovered 4.2 tons of cocaine in a warehouse north of the capital, Lisbon. The drugs were reportedly set to be delivered to neighboring Spain. © Copyright 2005 by United Press International

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