Spanish police arrest 12 Britons in drug bust in Mallorca
Spanish police have arrested 14 people, including 12 British nationals, in an operation to bust a drug trafficking ring in a resort town on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca.
Spain’s Civil Guard said Saturday that it made the arrests during raids of 12 different residences.
Police confiscated three kilograms of cocaine, unspecified quantities of other drugs, more than $118,000, and four vehicles used by the alleged drug dealers.
A police video showed officers with weapons drawn breaking down an apartment door while a helicopter hovered overhead.
The dealers allegedly sold the drugs in Magaluf, a seaside resort that has become a popular destination for tourists and partygoers seeking nightlife.
Besides the 12 U.K. citizens, police also arrested one Spaniard and one man from the Dominican Republic. MECCA, Saudi Arabia Annual five-day hajj in Saudi Arabia comes to an end
The annual five-day Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia known as hajj is officially over.
Khalid al-Faisal, governor of Mecca, announced Sunday the formal end of the pilgrimage at a news conference in the holy city.
Hajj draws people from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year. The crowds, squeezed shoulder to shoulder in prayer five times a day, fill the city of Mecca and surrounding areas to perform a number of physically demanding and intricate rites.
The pilgrimage is required once in a lifetime of all Muslims with the means to go. Its goal is remission of past sins and drawing Muslims closer to God.
The governor said no accidents were reported this year. In the past, construction accidents, disease and stampedes have harmed and killed pilgrims.