Elche National Police arrested six people In an anti-drug operation that resulted in the seizure of more than 6,000 marijuana plants and the interception of a large amount of material in an industrial warehouse in Algorfa Warehouse in Crevillent where they plan to establish another indoor crop. The group was led by two citizens The main person arrested in Xàbia is Chinese. The rest of those detained include another person of Chinese origin, a Colombian man, a Panamanian person and a Spanish woman.
Six arrests were made Xàbia, Benidorm, Torrevieja, Finestrat, Orihuela and Elche. Three Chinese citizens were assisted in the Elche guard court. lawyer Francisco González Two ringleaders were sentenced to prison and the third was released. The other 3 people taken into custody were also released.
The Elche Police Station Narcotics Group began investigating in December 2022 after becoming aware of an incident. excessive energy consumption Electricity in a warehouse on an industrial site in the city of Elche. Agents conducted their investigation and confirmed that a very significant “indoor” marijuana plantation was located inside the suspected warehouse and had been recently dismantled.
transfer
Police later learned that the criminal organization had transferred its illegal activities elsewhere. Two warehouses located in Crevillent and Algorfa, Thereupon, they expanded the investigation and started investigating the members. They were thus able to confirm that they were using large-capacity rental vehicles to transport drugs from one place to another. multiple movements Throughout the entire province of Alicante.
According to police investigation, some were involved in logistics and ship charter, others took custody of them, and the ringleaders ruled the rest. The police also confirmed that the electricity bills of the industrial warehouses where the police operate illegally are very low, and claimed that “closed” marijuana plantations can be established in these warehouses and they generate electricity. illegal connection.
three records
Police searched a house in Xàbia and two warehouses with an area of more than 1,100 square meters in Crevillent and Algorfa. The Algorfa warehouse covers an area of about a thousand meters and contains 6,106 marijuana plants in different growth stages.
Searches were also intervened 11,265 euros and £735 in cash, three high-end vehicles and a large amount of equipment such as fans, turbines, light bulbs, air conditioners and other tools used for crops.
According to the police, it is unusual to see such large plantations in recent years because criminal groups and organizations prefer to host these plantations. plantations in smaller areas to reduce assembly costs, to avoid the prying eyes of others who might observe the constant transfers of goods and materials carried out by its members, and of course to avoid a major arrest by the Police if their illegal activities are finally revealed, for example This is what happened in this case.