Sun-seeking Spaniards were astonished by the dramatic scene that unfolded in front of them after suspected speedboat smugglers landed on the beach.
The alleged offenders, who have now been arrested, rammed their boat into sand at high speed in a desperate bid to escape a police helicopter.
The incident on June 6 turned the calm afternoon on the beach into a Wild West scene as sunbathers dived for cover. The peace and quiet of the 'ordinary' afternoon was left in tatters with one beachgoer heard screaming: "What are you doing coming here!" Video footage of the dramatic event on the beach in Cádiz, Spain, captures a woman running for cover after the boat speeds onto the sand.