Record 40 Tons of Cocaine Seized from Ship by Spanish Police "Socalj" for Borderland Beat The Spanish police announced the seizure of what is believed to be the largest seized shipment of cocaine in history. On Friday May 1, Spanish Civil Guard took control of a ship loaded with huge quantities of drugs off the coast of the Canary Islands. According to sources from the main Civil Guard Union (AUGC), reported by Agence France-Presse, the quantity seized is estimated to be between 35 and 45 tons of cocaine, as the ship’s holds were “completely full” of drug packages, making it a “historic operation.” Currently, thorough inspections of the ship are being conducted, which docked in the Canary ports after departing from Freetown, Sierra Leone, heading towards Benghazi, Libya.