Civil Guard disbands super European cocaine cartel with connections in Marbella

adds operation 49 detainees in Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Dubai, It is the second country where six drug lords have been arrested. One of them is an Englishman living on the Costa del Sol until he was subjected to an attempted kidnapping and decided to change the scene. from the emirate city, he and five other partners They controlled and directed the criminal activities of different cells spread across the main ports. Europe by drug promoters. More than 30 tons of cocaine were seized in an investigation involving EUROPOL, the North American DEA, the British agency NCA and the Bulgarian police. Researchers see this organization as a supercartel, “a real whale in the world of global drug trafficking,” that could cover a third of the total European market for this drug.

Regarding Spain, the Central Operating Unit’s (UCO) Central Drug Enforcement Group was arrested a few days ago. 15 people in Malaga, Madrid and Barcelona, 21 homes and businesses were searched. But in our country, operation FAUKAS began in Valencia in March 2020, when the Civil Guards intercepted 698 kilos of cocaine warehouses in the port. So there were no detainees, but the exchange of information with other countries did work by identifying those responsible for the container and its “pollution” in its source, Panama. It revealed that the organization also markets drugs through other ports such as Barcelona and Algeciras, and that they have a complex network of real estate investments in the Costa del Sol region.

Later, the leader was identified, a British who left the Costa del Sol after the showdown and settled in Dubai, where he strengthened his ties with other Drug Barons in the emirate’s city. The armed institute also faced off against the original supplier of the drug, a Panamanian, also based in Dubai, who would be responsible for the introduction of the drug into Manzanillo Port (Panama) and also maintain contacts with the rest of the barons.

There was organization two buildings in spain. One was responsible for extracting drugs at commercial ports and the other for money laundering through Real Estate companies. The first of these worked between Barcelona and the Costa del Sol, consisting of two Bulgarians and three citizens of Spanish descent, one of whom has a direct influence on the port of Barcelona and one of whom is considered an HVT for EUROPOL. A worker from the port of Barcelona who had access to the customs database and facilitated the entry and exit of vehicles was the key piece. The other part would consist of people whom the leader trusted highly and who were responsible for the financial side. In addition to items linking those investigated to criminal activity, the records revealed more than 500,000 euros in cash, three short guns with clips and luxury items, including luxury vehicles, some of which cost close to 300,000 euros.

“It will not be a safe place for drug lords”

This operation has reached a historic milestone in the fight against global drug trafficking, and an unprecedented action in Dubai resulted in the simultaneous arrest of 6 HVTs who took refuge in this emirate, believing they felt safe. police action.

For months, the Civil Guards have been working in partnership and coordination with Dubai Police within the framework of Operation FAUKAS and hold regular meetings in Spain and Dubai with the main heads of Dubai authorities. However, the bond between the two police forces has been strengthened, allowing for successful police action in recent months.