A HIGH-SPEED pursuit off the Marbella coast ended with three arrests after desperate narcos dumped dozens of petrol jerry cans into the Mediterranean Sea. The dramatic chase unfolded nine miles from shore on September 19 when Guardia Civil officers spotted a suspicious speedboat racing towards the coastline at full throttle. Officers immediately suspected the vessel was a narco-boat – one of the high-powered craft regularly used by drug trafficking gangs to transport contraband along the Costa del Sol. Despite their efforts, the Guardia Civil successfully intercepted the fleeing vessel and discovered the full scale of the operation. Environmental teams are working to assess any potential damage from the dumped fuel containers in waters popular with swimmers, sailors and marine life along the Marbella coast.