Money confiscated from a conspiracy to traffic cocaine and hashish between Morocco and Europe.
The Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal organization based in Melilla, Barcelona and Granada, which transported hashish by sea from Morocco to Europe and bought cocaine in the Netherlands and Spain and brought it to the Maghreb country. The agents arrested 21 people and seized nearly 59 kilos of cocaine, 186 kilos of hashish and personal effects worth more than 3.6 million euros, according to the armed institute.
The organization had two structures. One dealt with the hash trade by sea from Morocco to Europe. Another, financed with the proceeds of the first, bought cocaine in the Netherlands and Barcelona and transported it to the North African country via Meilla.
Suspecting a vehicle in Melilla, the Civil Guard intervened and discovered 15 kilograms of high-purity cocaine in a false floor in the trunk. This discovery initiated the investigation that led to the dismantling of the property, which was directed by two brothers, one living in Morocco and the other in Granada. The latter was wanted by the Moroccan judicial authorities and charged with leading a drug trafficking organization. In the Andalusian city, he surrounded himself with people who acted as bodyguards.
The two brothers planned, organized and implemented the two structures. To transport the hash, they used fast boats that unloaded the cargoes on the peninsula and then transported them by road to their destination. With the profits they made, they traded in cocaine, a drug they bought in the Netherlands and Barcelona and sent to Morocco via Melilla.
Agents searched 14 homes in Melilla, Granada and in the towns of Martorell, Rubí, Terrasa and Gélida in Barcelona, where they located a cocaine handling and packaging laboratory.
The armed institute considers the logistical and financial structure of the property torn to pieces to hide the purchased vehicles and apartments on behalf of third parties.
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The Guardia Civil estimates the arrested person at 3,635,000 euros, including half a million euros in cash and 38 vehicles. Land and real estate worth 653,500 euros and 49 bank accounts were blocked. The detainees were tried on alleged crimes against public health, forgery and involvement in a criminal organization.