They distribute a group in Vega Baja that sends drug packages to several European countries

Agents intervened during the operation 479 cannabis plants, about four pounds of hashish, more than 10 pounds of marijuana buds, 100 milliliters of pure tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – normally used in electronic cigarettes – as well as cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA) and other small amounts of drugs. cannabis oil. They also captured More than 70.000 Euros, two guns short guns, a camouflaged flashlight-type stun gun, two large scimitars, four cars, two pickup trucks, a large-capacity motorcycle and a jet ski. The searches also included official fake identity documents, mobile phone devices and documents.

Cargo seized at airport

“Operation Hermar” was launched last January 2022. Agents from the Office of Tax Analysis and Investigation (ODAIFI) seized it in the country’s customs territory. airport from Alicante-Elche Two packages containing more than 2,200 kilograms of cannabis The target was France.

The Pilar de la Horadada Forensic Police District Team launched an investigation into the drug dealers and the agents identified two 28-year-old French men as the perpetrators. They also learned that they were using falsified documents and that they were doing it habitually. Parcel shipments to France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

The agents found their home in Orihuela Costa, as well as a secret cannabis association with which they were affiliated. The custodian of this illegal club was a 26-year-old Russian man who worked for those under investigation for the sale and purchase of marijuana.

While the organization was being investigated, they were detained. Valencia airport two new packets with more than two kilos of marijuana whose destination was the netherlands. Realizing that their packages did not arrive at their destination after this new setback, the group changed the “modus operandi” and started to make drug shipments from an ordinary post office.

If the Civil Guards have no problems with the Security Forces stopping illegal shipments of goods abroad, the group will They experienced a drug “return” – theft – in which they lost property in excess of 70,000 euros.

The network took more security measures, moved to a new safer address, and members received a variety of self-defense weapons.

A little boy dispensed medicine on a scooter

In a new phase of the operation, the authorities United Kingdom They provided information that made it possible to identify the supplier of the drug. He was a 30-year-old British national residing in Orihuela Costa and, along with other researchers, was responsible for five marijuana plantations distributed in the province of Alicante. This alleged trafficker, residing in San Miguel de Salinas, also sold drugs at retail and he didn’t hesitate to use his own little boyHe was also arrested for distributing drugs with an electric scooter.

Most of the arrests and searches were carried out on September 28 at secret cannabis societies in Orihuela Costa, Torrevieja, San Miguel de Salinas, Crevillente, Agost, Miranda-Cartagena, Balsicas-Torre Pacheco and Orihuela Costa. The agents received the support of the Citizen Security Units of Alicante, Torrevieja and Murcia (Usecic), the dog guide units and the Citizen Security components of the Alicante and Murcia Civil Guard Commands.

In addition to the previously detained British minor, the Civil Guards arrested eight people, aged between 23 and 50, of French, British, Russian, Bolivian, Colombian and Spanish nationality, on the day of the searches. The next day, two women, aged 27 and 38, of Bulgarian and Colombian nationality, were also investigated for the same incidents. Those who were investigated and detained according to their degree of participation, the vast majority with police records For similar acts, they were charged with membership of a criminal organization, drug trafficking, falsification of a public or official document, and possession of illegal weapons.