State Court Alicante acquitted someone 71 years old female He was accused of drug trafficking after receiving a package that was almost a parcel at his home. kilos of cocaine, a consignment to a former tenant who has rented a room. The defendants were acquitted, their lawyers lawyer Francisco Miguel Galiana BotellaHe faced a 6-year prison sentence, but the 3rd Chamber court ruled that it could not be proven that the drug was sent to the defendant with his knowledge and authority to distribute or sell it later.
Following the acquittal decision, which can be appealed, the defense lawyer will file a lawsuit against the State for the 56 days that the woman is detained for precautionary purposes.
The facts proven in the court decision go back to the detection of a suspicious package in the warehouse of an apartment building on June 6, 2019. Barajas airport air cargo hub. The package, with a gross weight of 1905 grams, came from Costa Rica and x-ray They observed an intensity that raises the suspicion that it may be a drug due to its coloration.
The package was inspected with prior permission from the airport Customs office and a small sample of whitish liquid substance was extracted, which yielded positive for cocaine while doing the narcotest.
The recipient of the post was a woman. address in Alicante and the Education Court No. 41 of Madrid authorized the controlled delivery of the mail package by the Civil Guard.
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Thus, the Civil Guard organized the controlled delivery for 11 June 2019. secret agent wearing post office uniform The other three supporters went to the arrival building, accompanied by the civilian ranger, and after knocking on the door, opened the accused and he is now acquitted. HE fake postman He said that he had a package on behalf of the woman and that after the defendant said that the shipment belonged to his name, he would take care of it, that he was authorized to do so and that no action would be taken. problems.
While signing the receipt for the package, we moved on to his package. custody and the next day at the Alicante No. 4 Instruction Court, it was decided that the ballot box be opened in the presence of the magistrate, the judicial lawyer, the defendant and his defense counsel, and the civil guards. Inside they found four pocket flasks, some postcards from Costa Rica, and some pendants. It was revealed who the substances intervened in the bottles were 957.3 grams of cocaine with 67.4% purityits value in the illegal market would exceed 87,000 euros.
At the hearing, the defendant claimed that he was unaware of the contents of the package and that it was usual for the packages to be received at his home because he had rented a room. Buyer, a former tenantHe did not testify at the trial. The court says that despite the suspect’s dubious behavior in insisting on receiving the package not in his name, there is no further evidence to warrant a conviction.