Five people were arrested when a fishing boat carrying nearly three tonnes of cocaine was intercepted off the Canary Islands, Spanish police said.
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF MURDER ARRESTED WHILE TRYING TO FLEE US FOR JAMAICA
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