ListNook

No-Gas8121 Apr 2, 2026 +14

So wait, you mean arresting smugglers is another option to blowing them up with fighter jets?

14

Target880 Apr 2, 2026 +2

You likely give US to much credit, it does not look like they used fighter jets. It looks like the US used aircraft that looked like civilian aeroplanes with internal weapon bays.

2

No-Gas8121 Apr 2, 2026 +2

Ah! Yes, I forgot the brave dept of war using such brave and complex tactics

2

Ill_Wolverine_6265 Apr 2, 2026 +37

Not in Spain but in Ceuta , spanish territory in Africa, at the border of Morocco.

37

UnHumano Apr 2, 2026 +61

So, Spain.

61

TheBlack2007 Apr 2, 2026 +22

Yes, but not mainland Spain. Wouldn’t make much sense since all mainland borders are open anyway.

22

OkKiwi_ Apr 2, 2026 +19

Ceuta is Spain, whats your point? Its like saying „Not in the US, its Alaska.“

19

StinkFishHead Apr 2, 2026 +30

It's not a "point", it's a clarification. Many people would take "spain" as meaning "mainland spain", so they clarified it is an overseas territory of spain.

30

Target880 Apr 2, 2026 +12

Ceuta is not an overseas territory of spain, it is a fully integrated part of Spain. A clarification would be that it is not in the European part of Spain, but in the city of Ceuta, on the Nort African coast, where there is a land border to Morocco.

12

SoulBonfire Apr 2, 2026 +21

So Spain is _mainly_ on the plain but the drug train is under the intercontinental domain? Edit: looked at map, removed colonial reference.

21

Target880 Apr 2, 2026 +3

It is not a colony, it is a integrerad part of Spain

3

SoulBonfire Apr 2, 2026 +3

Thanks, fixed my joke.

3

shit_fondue Apr 2, 2026 +5

Such a pain, all in vain.

5

[deleted] Apr 2, 2026 -2

[deleted]

-2

Target880 Apr 2, 2026 +1

If Ceuta is colonized then the European part of Spain will be a colony too. If you look back at the history of the region the people, kingomes etc have change over time. Spain was a Visigoths kingdom after the western Roman Empire fell and before the Islamic conquest in the 8th century. Christain kingoms was formed in northern Spain, and it was Castile and Aragon that conquered Spain from the Muslim ruler by 1250 all buth Granada was concured by Christian nations. It was not until 1492 that Granada fell. Spain was created with the marriage of Isabel I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. Ceuta became part of a Roman client state after the Punic wars that ended in 146 BC, It became a Roman province in 46 BC. It remained more or less a Roman city and was even a part of the Eastern Roman Empire, the most western outpost in the 6th century. It had to pay homage to the Visigoth Kingdom of Spain in the 7th century. It was conquered by Muslims too and ended up in Berber control. In 1415 the Portuguese king invaded and conquered Ceuta. Ther is a union between Spain and Portugal from 1580-1640. A lot of people in Ceuta was at the end of the union of Spanish Origin, and the city was ceded to Spain in 1688. It is a complex history, and it is not as easy as Spain created a colony in Africa. Colonisation is not what I would describe as the history of Ceuta.

1

StinkFishHead Apr 2, 2026 +1

I was using "overseas" geographically, as in "it is disconnected by an ocean", not politically.

1

OkKiwi_ Apr 2, 2026 +8

To say „Not in Spain“ is not a clarification at all 😃

8

StinkFishHead Apr 2, 2026 +1

Ok, breakdown. To many people, spain = mainland, european, on the iberian peninsula spain. III\_Wolverine\_6265 wants to clarify to those people that this is not the area meant here. Since the people they address are operating under the assumption that spain = mainland spain the sentence actually reads: Not in (mainland spain) but in Ceuta,... or Not in (what you think of as spain) but in Ceuta,... Would saying "Not in mainland spain, but in Ceuta..." been clearer? Yes, but this is a message addressing people *already under a misconception*, therefore it can use this shortcut, which is a compromise *towards their misconception*, to make it simple to understand. Even if you know where Ceuta is, you can infer what the intention of the poster was, instead of acting obtuse. If you know where Ceuta is, this clarification is not meant for you and not understandable unless you *interpret* it. But if you are under the misconception, it works, because it accounts for the misconception.

1

240psam Apr 2, 2026 +3

Hello can you explain a little more please

3

OkKiwi_ Apr 2, 2026 +2

Wow, that must be really important to you…

2

Ancient-Bat1755 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Spain is Spain.

1

Blakut Apr 3, 2026 +1

The s is scilent

1

Ancient-Bat1755 Apr 3, 2026 +1

Its spanolia like a Baldwin born again there.

1

dmrlsn Apr 2, 2026 +9

dude, what would be the damn point of even buildin' a tunnel like that in mainland Spain?

9

Target880 Apr 2, 2026 +3

Why did you assume it was in the European part of Spain?

3

dmrlsn Apr 2, 2026 +4

I didn't, but fr, some folks out here don't even know Spain got exclaves

4

RandyTheNiceBum Apr 2, 2026 +1

It is, but I also think many people do not know the fact that Ceuta and Melilla, are both Spain.

1

themagicbong Apr 3, 2026 +1

"not in mainland us" is accurate for Alaska.

1

Target880 Apr 2, 2026

They are fully integrated in Spain. If the article was about somting in Barcelona, would you have written "Not in Spain but in Catalonia" Ceuta is an autonomous city that is not a part of a province because of its small size, so Ceuta is a part of the same on the same level as Catalonia

0

Concentrateman Apr 2, 2026 +13

Pity that. The Moroccans produce excellent hashish. As a Canadian I see these actions as counterproductive at best. It’s been legal here for eight years without any serious repercussions. There’s plenty of dangerous drugs out there. Cannabis certainly isn’t one of them. The police have better things to do.

13

Suspicious_Place1270 Apr 2, 2026 +14

it's still a problem when it's a crime I do not think these people will pay import taxes etc. even when it's legalized

14

Concentrateman Apr 2, 2026 +7

We still have grey area suppliers. However that’s more of a tax evasion thing. It certainly is an improvement than locking someone up for cannabis possession. Progress.

7

ArachnidOld4153 Apr 2, 2026 +4

Not to mention legalizing did decimate the grey/market here. They don't operate on nearly the scale they used to. I believe 22% of the current market is grey. That's also not to mention that it's arguably only possible for the grey market to continue at the scale it currently does because indigenous reservations don't subscribe to our rules and basically prop up the majority of the non legal market at this point. Without that loophole it would be significantly more impactful. Pretty much anywhere else I would expect even better results since they wont be dealing with that unique factor.

4

Concentrateman Apr 2, 2026 +2

Exactly. The online grey market is what I use. Better prices and quality in my view. I’ve only been in a legal dispensary once.

2

digredmoo Apr 2, 2026 +2

Omg Europe. You get BALES of hash! That’s insane.

2

Naghagok_ang_Lubot Apr 2, 2026 +1

They're using these poor birds to transport these drugs? damn

1

desertrat75 Apr 2, 2026 +1

Man, I miss old-school hash.

1

cordless-31 Apr 3, 2026 +1

Anyone have pictures of the tunnels?

1

Police find massive drug-smuggling tunnel in Spain, complete with underground rail system and cranes

💬 Send a Message

38 Comments