General cargo ship BLUME was intercepted and seized by joint Police, Civil Guard and Customs team on Jan 18 off Western Sahara coast, and taken to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on suspicion of drug trafficking. She arrived at Santa Cruz on Jan 19, some 3 tons of cocaine were found after intensive ship’s search. All BLUME 15 crew were arrested. The ship left Santos Brazil on Dec 21, limping across Atlantic at some 4-6 knots speed. She’s bound for Riga, Latvia, with ETA Feb 15, according to AIS.
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