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Eight people have been arrested in Spain after two officers were killed in a boat chase with suspected drug traffickers. Miguel Angel Gomez Gonzalez, 39, and David Perez Carracedo, 43, died when a speedboat rammed the police's smaller vessel. Two other officers were injured, one seriously. The incident happened in the southern port of Barbate, near Cadiz, on Friday night. According to Spanish daily El Pais, Barbate's mayor, Miguel Molina, contacted the Civil Guard asking for assistance after six "narco-boats" were spotted by residents sheltering from a storm in the city's port. The deadly boat chase occurred later that evening. In a video shared on social media, people on the shore can be heard seemingly cheering the traffickers on as the speedboat collides with the police boat. The incident has shaken the local community - and sparked calls to give police more powers to fight drug traffickers. Local media said the eight people arrested include known drug dealers ...