The Customs Surveillance Service of the Tax Office and the Civil Guards intervened more than 2,600 kilograms of cannabis in two operations in the province of Huelva. In both operations In addition to the arrest of 2 people, 16 vehicles and 2 weapons were confiscated.
As stated in a press release by the Tax Office, the first operation began on April 19 when a semi-rigid vessel known as the ‘narcolanchas’ was detected by the Integrated External Surveillance System (SIVE) as it entered the mouth of Carreras. river, in the province of Huelva. This ‘narcolancha’ was joined by a sports boat that took the load from the semi-rigid boat and then carried it ashore for transport in a van.
The operation was watched at all times by agents who intervened while the property was already in a ‘nursery’ located on a farm close to the swamps of the Pozo del Camino region. We continued our intervention on this farm. In addition to the narcotic substance weighing 1,353 kilograms, 2 ammunition, weapons, 16 vehicles and various documents were found.. After the intervention of the narcotic substance, the teams determined the identities of 2 people.
The second operation took place on 24 May, after investigators discovered the presence of a van suspected of carrying narcotic substances. In this case, the vehicle was stopped. “The driver ignored the instructions and fled”. After a chase in the Punta del Moral neighborhood in Ayamonte (Huelva), the drug smugglers had to abandon their vehicle and cargo and flee the fields in the town’s swamps area.
The result of this second operation resulted in intervention. 39 bales of cannabis resin with a total weight of 1,300 kilogramsArrest of two persons on charges of smuggling and violation of public health. New arrests are not ruled out in the coming days either, as the investigation is still open.
both reasons Court of First Instance and Order No. 5 of Huelva town of Ayamontecoordinating judicial proceedings with the Huelva Special Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Drugs. The Tax Office stated that these interventions were “the result of intensifying work against smuggling and drug smuggling carried out by Customs Surveillance officers and Civil Guard agents on the Huelva coast”.