MADRID – Spanish police say narcotics investigators have found euro4.3 million ($6.3 million) in cash buried in a shanty town on the island of Mallorca.
The National Police say authorities trying to break up a drug ring used heavy construction equipment to rip up the concrete floor of a shack in the city of Palma and found seven boxes with the euros, plus 7.5 kilograms (17 pounds) of jewelry and gems and $8,000.
A police statement issued Tuesday said one of the boxes was buried under a dog house in a patio of the home.
The money and other valuables were unearthed during a series of raids that began Sept. 18 in a shanty town called Son Banya.
Police also seized undisclosed amounts of heroin, cocaine and marijuana.