38 people arrested with half a ton of cocaine in fruit boxes

The National Police arrested 38 people and seized more than half a ton of cocaine camouflaged in banana boxes. Toledo and someone else who distributes drugs to the provinces Ciudad Real, Jaen and Albacete.

First of all, the investigation carried out by the Department of Combating Drugs and Organized Crime (UDYCO) represents the largest seizure of cocaine by Madrid Police since 2019 and serves to liquidate one of the most active drug trafficking networks in the country.

The drug was received by the organization at a port in Spain. Guayaquil, Ecuador). They were then camouflaged between the cartons of banana boxes and delivered to municipalities in Madrid such as Getafe, Arroyomolinos or Fuenlabrada.

Specifically, they packaged the cocaine as follows: small leaves placed between the cartons of boxes and they were showcased this Wednesday at a press conference presented by investigators.

The ringleader of the network, a man nicknamed Blonde and settled in Morea (Toledo)While he was in charge of purchasing the drug in Ecuador, his wife was in charge of accounting.

However, the couple had an independent band based in the USA. Community of Madrid He was responsible for receiving, shipping and storing the drug at a warehouse located in Fuenlabrada, among other points in the area.

Later, cocaine was distributed to family clans in the cities of Ciudad Real, Jaén and Albacete. Small doses were sold in pharmacies.

UDYCO’s XV. 130 million euros

about a year of research

The investigations started in February 2022 and were extended at the order of the prosecutor’s office. Orgaz court number 1 (Toledo) until 13 December, when the last arrests and searches were made. Seven of those arrested entered the temporary prison.

In the first phase of the investigation, the agents, identify people who provide the drug To the Mora-based organization.

They discovered that there was a group of Colombian citizens who also drove heated vehicles. secret rooms to transport medicine), some of them were captured.

This branch of the framework was liquidated in November finally, when the agents made seven searches that found over half a ton of bananas. Those involved in the incident distributed the fruits to workers from nearby warehouses.

A month later, on December 13, the researchers second stage of operation In the provinces of Ciudad Real, Albacete and Jaén, as well as in the town of Peloponnese, where the ringleader of the network, Rubia, is located.

He devoted himself to this work so as not to arouse suspicion. high end car salesused to launder profits from large-scale distribution of cocaine.

As the head of UDYCO’s XX Group in Madrid noted, within the framework of the operation They confiscated a large number of assets and real estate For a value of more than 1.5 million euros.

Source: Informacion

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