A British pensioner has been arrested in Spain after allegedly attempting to smuggle over sixty kilograms of cannabis resin onto a ferry. The arrest took place on Sunday evening at Ceuta, Spain’s North African enclave, where police discovered the drugs hidden in a UK-registered vehicle. The Civil Guard reported that the vehicle was en route to the port of Algeciras when officers conducted a thorough search due to assistance from a sniffer dog.

The seized cannabis resin, weighing sixty-two point three kilograms, was concealed in a compartment within the car’s roof. Some of the drug packages bore names such as ‘dream gelato’ and ‘cereal milk.’ The driver, a sixty-eight or sixty-nine-year-old UK native, has been taken into custody and will face court proceedings under drug trafficking charges.

Authorities confirmed that the confiscated substance will be handed over to a governmental health department for disposal. Meanwhile, the car has been placed under the supervision of the courts as the investigation continues.

Cannabis laws are a hot topic in the UK, with recent discussions focusing on the decriminalisation of possession. This incident highlights the ongoing challenges related to drug smuggling and trafficking across Europe, particularly with regards to cannabis-related offences.