Spanish police take down the biggest cocaine lab found in Europe

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Last week, authorities in Spain arrested 18 people connected to a massive cocaine lab discovered in the northeast region of Galicia. It was run by two cartels based in Mexico and Colombia, and marked a new, cheaper way for Latin American drug rings to get their product to European markets. Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.

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