Spanish police dismantle cannabis trafficking gang

Police in Spain said they dismantled one of the largest criminal gangs trafficking cannabis across Europe.

At least 65 people, most of them Chinese nationals, have been arrested in several Spanish cities, Portugal and The Netherlands, according to a joint statement from the national and Catalan regional police bodies.

The gang also known as "Bang of Fujian," in reference to the eastern Chinese province, operated mainly from its base in Barcelona.

Over 350 law enforcement agents, assisted by Europol, took part in searches of 29 premises.

The group made over 700 shipments of marijuana parcels to France, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Romania and the United Kingdom, among other countries.