Civil Guards within the scope of the operationTedium‘ captured 600 kilos cocaine It was stored in a container in the polygon in the Quart de Poblet (Valencia).
Also, agents eight people were arrested A firearm was seized from the person, who was alleged to be a member of a criminal organization engaged in international drug trafficking, in addition to over 4 thousand euros in cash they were carrying at the time.
This operation was developed within the framework of the international GDIN (Global Medicines International Network) project, led by the Civil Guard and financed by the European Commission, and its aim is; Global dismantling of criminal organizations through international cooperation and exchange of information with its constituent countries.
The investigation then began Exchange of information with Central American countries that warned of possible shipment of large quantities of narcotics The armed institute said in a statement that it was hidden in a container that was transported to Valencia on a commercial ship.
After the container entered Spanish territory, specialized agents subjected the container to close control and surveillance due to the possibility that the container might contain drugs and that the people responsible for the container were handling the container to remove the drugs.
Container like this He worked for a logistics company based at a shooting range in Quart de Poblet.During the investigation, the first movements of the individuals were detected, suggesting that the criminal organization had initiated action to remove the substances in the container.
After hours and with the coordinated action of several units of the Civil Guard, 8 members of the criminal organization were arrestedAdditionally, 600 kilograms of cocaine stored in the container was also intervened.
During the intervention, one of the detained people had his finger cut off while trying to escape from civilian guards, and he was trapped on one of the stairs where he tried to escape.
Detainees aged between 24 and 49, drug trafficking and membership in a criminal organization. The hearings were transferred to the Valencia Court of Investigation No. 13.