The ship with 15,000 cattle leaves the pier of San Roque and sails towards Egypt

Final point to the crisis caused by the Mawashi Express ship that, during the early morning hours, and after all the appropriate efforts by the Algeciras Bay Port Authority (APBA), with the consignee, the captain and the collaboration of the pilots left for their destination in Port Said (Egypt).

After more than 24 hours at the Crinavis pier, in San Roque, where it was inspected by the DEA and the National Police, who suspected that among the 15,000 cattle it was transporting there were drugs, the ship has left the waters of the Strait and recovers the route from which it was diverted by an order from the National Court.

It should be remembered that he left Colombia two weeks ago, with the animals on board, and when he was sailing through the Alboran Sea he was forced to change his route to dock in one of the areas managed by the APBA.. This even led to some tension between the mayor of San Roque, the socialist, Ruiz Boix, and the president of the port entity, Gerardo Landaluce, who insists that he only complied with an order from higher administrations..

However, the complaints from the neighbors about bad smells, the political aspect (PSOE-PP) and the fear of a public health crisis due to the state of the animals increased concern throughout the Campo de Gibraltar environment.. Finally, pending official confirmation from the police, it seems that there were no drugs inside the ship despite the fact that some 40 DEA and National Police agents even inspected the cattle droppings to locate illegal substances.

Around two o'clock in the morning the ship left the dock, putting an end to about 30 hours of maximum tension.