Bailaor Rafael Amargo arrived visibly impressed to stand trial by the Madrid County Court. Alleged drug dealing in his flat in the Malasaña districtan accusation he denies, defending his innocence. “I trust justice“, said.
“Are you calm?Before entering the courthouse, about fifty journalists gathered and asked him where he was going, accompanied by his lawyer, Jaime Caballero. The artist, wearing a suit, white shirt and a serious facial expression, had a hard time saying a word. He limited himself to stating that he was innocent in the face of emotion.
Faced with a barrage of questions, the defense attorney announced that they would not agree with the Prosecutor’s Office, which offered a deal they had already rejected. Amargo faces 9 years in prison for a crime against public health.
The trial was suspended as the other defendant had recently resigned from his lawyer, which could lead to suspension. This is the hearing scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and next June 12.
to the artist He is currently being investigated by Madrid’s Investigation Judge No. 27 for drug trafficking and assault on authority.as a result of a complaint lodged by neighbors last July regarding the alleged sale of drugs in his apartment on the capital’s Espíritu Santo street.
For these facts He was arrested in Alicante last March., but was later conditionally released. The judge ordered the defendants to appear before the court every two weeks and a ban on going abroad. This arrest added to the detention of the case currently pending before the Madrid Court.
On December 1, 2020, Amargo, along with his partner and two others, was arrested as part of the ‘Codax operation’, which means crow in Latin, for an image on Instagram where he appeared with Amargo. some wings of this bird species.
after declaring Those detained were released with a precautionary decision. such as the withdrawal of the passport, the ban on leaving the country and the obligation to go to court every fortnight.
In his indictment, the prosecutor demands the same sentence for Amargo’s production assistant, Juan Eduardo SB, for allegedly acting “jointly” with the other defendant in the purchase and subsequent distribution of the substances in question.
The prosecutor, on his account, in April and December 2020both were “coherently and persistently involved in the distribution of narcotic substances, including methamphetamine.to third parties in exchange for money”.
To this end, the two defendants procured the substance “jointly” from different suppliers to distribute it between them later and sell it to third parties.
For this reason, it was alleged that the dancer sold narcotic substances to people who came to her home in Madrid, and in others she “sent the substance to the place indicated by the customer and used the man she trusts for this. For this, Amargo’s partners, who knew what she was carrying, were able to deliver the money from the sale to her home after making the relevant delivery.” back.”
As an example, the Prosecutor’s Office stated that on April 27, 2020, Manuel Ángel, for whom he requested a six-year prison sentence, He was surprised by the Police as he prepared to deliver a bag containing the substance, which turned out to be methamphetamine, to a customer for 50 euros.; The item Amargo had collected from her home “where she had to return to deliver the money” minutes ago.
Likewise, as a result of surveillance devices installed over his home, national police officers were able to observe “how many people came in, went in and left again after a few minutes, as agents continued to advance”. to detect the two of them, to intervene in the drugs seized at the address in question, to draw up the relevant arrest records”.
With the decision of the Investigation Court No. 48 of Madrid on 1 December 2020, the defendants’ homes were allowed to enter and search.
In the bail case, agents intervened in three boxes containing Popper substance (alkyl nitrites), one small bag containing the substance phenylethylamine It has a net weight of 0.089 grams and a 6 milliliter bottle. GBL Its market value is 314.19 euros per gram.
In Juan Eduardo’s case, agents found a vial containing a substance that turned out to be methamphetamine.With a net weight of 4.466 grams and a purity of 76.4%, with a market value of 115.67 euros per gram; A bag containing a 50.4% pure ketamine test positive substance; and 6.9% pure MDMA with a total net weight of 0.185 grams and a market value of 18.5 euros per gram.