HE Orihuela Instruction Court No. 3 I agreed to enter this Thursday 5 of the 6 people detained were arrested During the dismantling of an Algerian criminal organization dedicated to the trafficking of people and drugs on taxi boats between Spain and Algeria by the Civil Guard in Alicante last Tuesday. While the sixth person involved in the incident was released on parole, the court requested the search and arrest of the person thought to be the leader of the group, who was not at his home in Alicante when the Civil Guard searched his house. Industrial warehouse in the Pla de la Vallonga industrial area.
Those arrested by agents Alicante Command Information GroupTwo of those who appeared in court claimed their origins were in Spain and that they were drug users. drug trafficking, membership in a criminal organization, violation of the rights of foreign citizens, violation of property, vehicle theft and illegal possession of weapons According to information given to this newspaper by sources close to the investigation, two of them.
Boat
Investigations conducted by the Civil Guard and overseen by the Orihuela court began after a boat with fuel drums was seen running aground in a field. Pilar de la Horadada beach.
The owner of the boat seen before Civil Guard in Almería, was one of those investigated and reported it stolen to mislead investigators. However, it was later determined that he also purchased similar drums to go on another trip with other suspects.
The six people arrested in Alicante arrived at the police station this morning. Orihuela Courts in several Civil Guard vans. Hearings were held quickly in the court on duty, as most of those involved in the incident did not testify. The only one of the conditionally released detainees was arrested in a house where the Civil Guard seized narcotic substances. The prosecutor’s office requested imprisonment for 5 people whose investigation is ongoing, and the court on duty accepted this request.
On its part, the alleged leader of criminal organization Investigators do not rule out the possibility that those who were dismantled may have fled the country. He claimed that the suspect was not at home and that his father and brother, who went to the Pla de la Vallonga ship, did not know his whereabouts. The father is the owner of the ship registered with the Civil Guard and stated last Tuesday that it was one of his sons who had been driving the ship recently. Workers at the industrial site where the warehouse is located told this newspaper that there was a lot of vehicle traffic in the area and the movements of the users seemed suspicious to them. “They came, loaded or unloaded and left”said a worker. Civil Guard left the ship is sealed Upon finding internal influences related to the criminal activities of the splinter group. In addition to the search for the ringleader, the Civil Guard believes that there are more people in the group.