A video clip showed 7 tons of cocaine found buried under a farm in Spain

Spanish authorities said Monday they had seized seven tons of cocaine hidden in sea shipping containers buried under a farm, and arrested three suspected smugglers. Police released a video of the seizure, showing officers digging up the ground and recovering dozens of packages containing the alleged drugs.

Civil Guard police said they began the operation on Friday when they discovered two suspicious speedboats at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River.

The boats were tracked to a rural area in the municipality of Correa del Río, south of the city of Seville, where the suspects stored the drugs in two containers hidden underground.

The Civil Guard, which said this was the largest seizure of cocaine smuggled into southern Spain by speedboat, was deployed Video on social media Officers are shown discovering the alleged drugs.

They said they confiscated three weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle, and two stolen cars.

Spain is one of the main gateways to Europe for international drug traffickers due to its proximity to Morocco, one of the largest cannabis producers, and close relations with former colonies in Latin America.

Last month, the Spanish authorities arrested a senior police officer after finding 20 million euros hidden inside the walls of his house, as part of an investigation into the corruption case. The country’s largest ever cocaine seizure.

In July, Spain partner In the process of removing a major transportation network in Latin America Cocaine To Europe by boat, where 50 people were arrested in eight countries. Twenty-six of the detainees were arrested in Spain.