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According to police, a drug “super cartel” that was in charge of almost a third of Europe’s cocaine supply has been broken up. 49 persons were detained as part of Operation Desert Light, which involved six different European nations, according to Europol, the EU’s police agency.

One of them, a British national, is thought to be the operation’s leader. According to Europol, more than 30 tonnes (30,000 kg) of drugs were recovered during the two-year investigation.

Authorities from Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Operation Desert Light collaborated to dismantle the cartel, according to a statement from Europol. Six “high-value targets,” or those most sought after by international law enforcement, were among those detained.

The “drugpins” had established a “prolific criminal network engaged in large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering,” according to Europol. The size of the narcotics operation was described as “vast” in the addition.

It is the most recent in a string of police initiatives to access encrypted phones used by organised crime networks to smuggle drugs and launder cash. The majority of the arrests were made in the Netherlands in 2021, where cocaine imported from South America via the Netherlands was the main subject of the investigation.

According to Europol, the other raids took place earlier this month, from November 8 and 19, during planned operations in the other six nations. Teams of detectives and sniffer dogs were seen investigating homes filled with luxury cars in a video uploaded to the agency’s YouTube page, although it is not apparent if they found anything.

Data from the previous ten years, according to analysts, suggests that Europe’s annual access to cocaine is rising.  With an estimated 3.5 million adults using the substance in the last year, crimes involving cocaine use or possession are also on the rise.

The biggest stash of cannabis ever recovered was found earlier this month during a series of searches by Spanish police. The quantity of packaged marijuana discovered amounted to roughly 1.1 million plants.

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Vincent Reffet, a French stuntman famous for airborne feats using jetpacks and carbon-fibre wing packs, has been killed in Dubai.

He has died during a training session organised in the UAE city of Dubai.

Mr. Reffet was a world-renowned stuntman. He was a member of a stunt team developed by Jetman Dubai, a company based in Dubai.

It attained global attention for his flights over the waterfront waterfront and the Alps of the UAE city of Dubai.

At this moment it remains unclear how the accident has happened. More details in connection with the issue is expected to go public in the near future itself.

Other members of his team have expressed their grief on the death of Mr. Reffet. They have released a joint statement, saying their thoughts and prayers were with the family of the legendary stuntman and all those who knew and worked with him.

The stunt man was known for his skydiving skills. He performed numerous stunts throughout his career, including BASE-jumping off the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.

Though the legend has passed away, several wonderful performances he has given will remain in the heart of his fans as evergreen memories.

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