Spanish police announced on December 24 that they had seized four tons of hashish in a bust targeting a drug smuggling ring operating out of Malaga.

The Guardia Civil made 15 arrests and seized €12,450 ( about $14,764), a firearm and several vehicles in an operation codenamed Garpon. Police allege that the gang had struck on a new method of distributing the drugs across Europe after shipping it from Morocco to southern Spain. Elderly drivers were recruited to drive rental cars laden with drugs in an attempt to evade police checkpoints. Credit: Guardia Civil via Storyful