3 people arrested in Istanbul marbella and two more ratio in one unprecedented operation. of the National Police, which allowed to intervene a sailboat a Shipment of MDMA from Europe to South America, reversing the route traditionally taken by cocaine-operated organizations. boat, based sotograndeHe was captured when he embarked on his journey with him from Cádiz to Argentina. 56 kilos of drugsan amount to allow production between 800,000 and 1,200,000 tablets on the black market. The arrests on the Costa del Sol and Tarifa took place when the sailboat began its journey. against The Canary Islands, where they intended provision before giving jumping to argentina.
The operation began at the end of last October when the National Police detected an attack. many synthetic drugs It was being offered to different criminal organizations in the Costa del Sol for distribution at Christmas time. Researchers have learned that an MDMA game would be sent to South America. Seaway, a route already known by some organizations to be open to transport cannabis to the new continent, but not designer drugs.
Argentinaproviding information about citizen of this country who went to Spain via Brazil to take charge of a sailboat he was planning to do a transoceanic shipment of drugs with it. Within the framework of the EMPACT project there was also the cooperation of the Portuguese Judicial Police, EUROPOL and the UK National Crime Agency.
Spain Qatar matches
With the support of the researcher, the researchers four other Argentine citizensinterested A sailboat that is already in 2020 related to a shipment of cocaine 20 people were detained and almost 1,500 kilos of white powder. abandoned boat in spain, hydrated by group sotogrande Strong security measures were put in place, both inside and outside, to ensure that it was not linked to the previous police operation. They did not communicate with third partiesThey never left the sailboat without passengers, and in the unholy hours they carried a lot of supplies and tools. The most suspicious movements coincided with the times of the matches played by the Spanish National Team in the World Cup in Qatar.As reported by the Police Headquarters this Saturday.
While the group was repairing the ship, A fifth Argentine settled in Marbella, providing them with tools, aluminum plates, and wood.. detainees at the end of November they renamed the sailboat and two of the researched started sailinghave to take refuge in the port of Tarifa when it fails. Once the crew was straightened up, they started sailing towards the Canary Islands, where they planned to pick up supplies to sail to Argentina.
When the boat leaves Tarifa, patrol boat Fenix V Tax Office Customs Inspection Service caught them. After a few hours of recording, Police and SVA investigators and GOIT members held a meeting. Secret compartment created with aluminum sheets under the kitchen cabinet. was there 28 packs it contains 56 kilos of MDMAperfectly sealed and diesel coated to mask its smell. Agents then proceeded to arrest the three people who remained in Marbella and collaborated in equipping the boat.
The information handled by investigators is that the drug’s destination is Argentina, where the group aims to convert the MDMA crystal into pills for distribution. 56 kilos, a substance far less common in South America than in Europe, could become a crucial MDMA pill, Between 800,000 and 1,200,000 depending on the purity the distributors are looking for.
new route
This operation unearths a new drug route, where the drug originates in Europe and the destination in Latin America, and opens the doors to a new market with millions of potential consumers for organizations. The extremely high value of synthetic drugs in the Americas will be another reason to explain the opening of this new drug shipping route.