This National Police Y customs surveillance Through the use of containers from South America, they dispersed a criminal organization dedicated to the introduction of large quantities of cocaine. port Algeciras (Cádiz) in an operation that allowed it to be seized 3500 kilos of it path.
In a statement, the National Police that launched this investigation Operation Bullbelieves that “One of the biggest blows to large-scale cocaine smuggling was delivered through the port of Algeciras”due to the large amount of drugs seized and the volume of assets seized.
Police explained in detail that those investigated benefited from a broad business structure that included customs and freight forwarders, mostly importing from Ecuador, camouflaging legal cargo with large volumes of drugs.
Thus, according to the researchers, those in charge of the network controlled the entire cocaine promotion processfrom its origin to its distribution in Europe via the corporate network.
The operation has so far made it possible to arrest a total of four people (three from the same family), two in Algeciras, one in La Rioja and one in Valencia.n Connections with companies under investigation in management and leadership roles, two of them were sentenced to precautionary detention on charges of drug trafficking, criminal organization and money laundering.
Representatives conducted up to eight searches at customs companies’ headquarters, where they found 250,000 euros in cash, seven high-end vehicles, and a wealth of computer and documentary material related to the criminal activity being investigated.
In addition to 27 bank accounts belonging to the detainees, more than a hundred properties such as houses, vehicles and boats with a total value of 5 million euros were also blocked.
Operation still open It has not been ruled out that there will be new arrests. at later dates.