Surprising prizes were put into play during a raffle in Murcia, Spain. Two drug traffickers have been arrested after bringing into play Christmas baskets, a tradition in Spain, containing cocaine, hashish, alcohol and … ham, Spanish police announced on Tuesday (December 21st). .
During a raid on these traffickers in a district to the east of the city of Murcia, the police came across a poster announcing this raffle allowing them to win prizes of a particular kind: a “narco-basket” to be won. Christmas Day and another for Epiphany on January 6, an extremely important day in Spain when the Three Kings bring gifts to good children.
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The names of the participants, who bought five and ten euro banknotes, were written on a sheet of paper on the wall. During their operation, the police also got hold of 165 marijuana plants, as well as “various amounts of cocaine and hashish,” local police said.
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In Spain, it is very common to offer baskets filled with wine, ham and sweets, especially from an employer to its employees or customers, for the end of year celebrations. It is also very common to buy lottery tickets at Christmas.
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