this Civil Guard stoped melilla 24 people from the criminal organization It is dedicated to human trafficking, catching minors in extremely vulnerable situations for use for illegal purposes related to drug trafficking.
Moreover, he saved Nine children who took shelter in one of Melilla’s conservation centersThe .
In a press release, the armed institute reported: The 24 detainees in operation Goliath are Spanish nationals and residents of Melillaand has an extensive criminal history.
All attributed alleged human trafficking, criminal organization and ongoing crimes drug trafficking.
Considered disbanded, the organization monopolized the distribution and retail sale of cannabis, after the cannabis was thrown over the fence from the “flip” in the city, that is, from Morocco to Melilla. Land border in March 2020.
The Civil Guard began the operation in October 2021, after detecting the presence of an organized group in Melilla that had caught the residents of the Small Center “La Purísima”, which they used to collect drugs, and children in custody, in extreme vulnerability. Packages thrown over fences from Morocco.
Organization They used the vulnerable little ones they caught to collect the packages at the bottom of the fence, thus putting them at risk of being arrested.The other members of the organization were waiting on a second line, away from the border and without taking any risk, to take the drugs at an agreed place.
After the organization got their hands on it, they transported the packages in the vehicles to a secure “nursery” in the neighborhood of Cañada de Hidum, where they then stored the drugs for distribution and retail sale by trusted people at different points in the city.
criminal organization there were people who took on certain roles, and formed its leaders; Others guarding the area, controlling the movements of Civil Guard patrols; those responsible for collecting drug packages at the foot of the fence; those who carry out the transport of the drug to the “nursery” and eventually devote themselves to distribution and sale.
The leaders were those who contacted others from the Moroccan region personally by phone and agreed on the day, time and place of the drug release. All stages of the operation leave no detail to chance.
During the investigation phase, the Civil Guard analyzed, controlled and captured in total. 172 drug pack descriptions and during the investigation phase, a total of 275 kilos of drugs, mostly marijuana and presented in the form of “acorns”, were seized, 34 of which were in the hands of the detainees.
Melilla Command Judicial Police Organization Organic Unit, which kept this investigation confidential until the abuse stage, Melilla 4 No. status and protection of minors used by the plot.