National Police dismantle a vehicle criminal organization in the city Elche To whom was it dedicated? drug traffic in vehicles Specially prepared for this are known as “caletas”. Approximately 14 kilos of cocaine were seized during the operation.
9 people belonging to this gang were arrested by National Police agents. These criminals operated by hiding illegal substances in designed secret compartments in cars, with the aim of supplying supplies to other traffickers in various cities of the Valencian Community and Madrid.
National Police launched an investigation into the incident Doubts regarding the method of transporting drugs in vehicles with hidden compartments. During the investigation process, surveillance and monitoring activities were carried out, allowing the identification of both the vehicles used by the organization and the identities of its members.
Authorities stopped two vehicles with a tracking device; one of these carried a hidden compartment containing eight packets of cocaine Its total weight is 9.258 grams. The second vehicle functioned as a “shuttle” to alert main transport to possible police checks.
Within the scope of the investigation, 3 searches were made in houses in two rural parts of the district. Orihuela. During these searches, authorities seized 4 thousand 732 grams of cocaine, 3 thousand 525 grams of marijuana, 18 thousand euros in cash, 5 firearms containing a large amount of ammunition, a bulletproof vest, precision scales and nine vehicles, some of which were luxury.
Total, The operation resulted in the arrest of nine people of Spanish and Romanian nationality, aged between 38 and 49. The charges include drug trafficking offences, membership in a criminal organisation, and illegal weapons possession.
These investigations were carried out by members of the Elche Police Station Narcotics Group. While the detainees with a record of similar crimes were brought before the Court of Investigation on duty in the town of Orihuela, 4 of them were immediately sent to prison.