A helicopter loaded with Moroccan hashish crashed in southern Spain after hitting a power pylon, killing its two pilots, authorities said Jan. 28. The chopper went down in the wee hours near the mountain town of Cortes de la Frontera in Málaga province, apparently while taking evasive maneuvers as a Spanish Guardia Civil helicopter gave chase. The smugglers’ chopper was painted black to avoid being detected at night, and carrying between 800 and 900 kilos of hash. One of the dead pilots has been identified as an Albanian army major, Sokol Feka. Media reports in Albania say he was an instructor at the Balkan country’s Farkës air base.
Moroccan hash exports are booming, with Spain the main entrepôt to European markets. Since June 2013, Spanish authorities have seized more than 100 tons of hashish in various operations. Albania has meanwhile emerged as the top cannabis producer within Europe.
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