WATCH: Drug smuggler does a runner after crashing boat on Costa del Sol beach in Spain as helicopter circles above

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THIS is the moment an alleged drug trafficker makes a run for it after crashing his boat on a Costa del Sol beach.

The clip shows the alleged smuggler wash up on shore after being chased out of the water by a low-flying police helicopter.

CUFFED: The suspect was arrested on shore

The dramatic video was taken today on a beach in Sabinillas at around 6pm.

Beachgoers can be seen watching in disbelief as the high speed chase unfolds just metres in front of them.

It is believed two boats were intercepted during what was believed to be a drug drop off.

Police believe the boats were heading to La Duquesa port.

It comes after months of tension between drug smuggling gangs and the authorities in the Campo de Gibraltar and nearby town of La Linea.

The suspected trafficker was arrested within minutes of making a run for it.

He is believed to be local to Sabinillas.

More to follow..

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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