alleged Galician drug lord arrested at border Poland Y Ukrainewhere to move take a boat To run drug trafficking operations. The arrested person is associated with Pablo VB, a native of Vilagarcía, and the organization Carlos Silla Otero, allegedly the most active Galician smugglers today.
The arrest was carried out by agents of the National Police in a joint operation with the Swedish Police, French OFAST and Dutch Police coordinated by EUROPOL. In a statement released by the National Police this Monday morning, Pablo VB wanted to enter Ukraine to seize a sailboat to run a new operation.
The Spanish authorities issued an injunction regarding his entry into prison due to his relationship with the detainee. Shipping over 1,600 kilos cocaine interfered with Huelva in January 2021. “The person arrested is historically Organization of Carlos Silla Oterodrug trafficker was arrested in 2021 with more than 5,500 kilos of cocaine, the largest cache of this drug was seized on a sailboat, ”adds the National Police.
Arrested by Polish authorities due to Spanish judicial request.
The events leading up to the arrest occurred several years ago as a result of an investigation. Criminal organization run by a Colombian drug trafficker It had allegedly been importing drugs from Colombia to Spain for more than a decade, with an extensive network of connections in Europe.
The development of this investigation allowed the agents to know the criminal structure the group had established in Spain, France and Colombia. Thanks to his experience in the drug trafficking world, this man had managed to start a company. crime network in spain for the entry into Europe of large quantities of cocaine demanded by its customers.
3,228 kilos of drugs
After several steps, agents confirmed that the Colombian drug trafficker had organized a cocaine transfer in the waters near Venezuela for later transport to Europe. Moreover three tons of cocaine They were loaded onto a sailboat run by an expert “narco-boss” historically linked to the organization of Carlos Silla Otero, who was arrested while carrying more than 5,500 kilograms of cocaine on a boat in Atlantic waters in October 2021.
After the drugs were disembarked, the police operation was carried out and part of the cocaine shipment was confiscated, especially 1,623 kilos of drugs found in the ‘sheep’ of a garage in the heart of Huelva. then they Detained two people who were taken into custody but the captain of the boat is now detained Pablo VB managed to escape. For these facts, the Central Education Court has issued a European Arrest Warrant.
“The operation caused a serious malfunction in the Colombian drug trafficker, who began to condense various meetings to plan. new drug transport. Agents have confirmed that they are maintaining contacts with Swedish criminals – among them the one known as ‘Pablo Escobar the Swede’ who was arrested last June – as well as various people he trusts responsible for communicating with customers and carriers,” Police said.
detained in Poland
The alleged ‘drug boss’ from Arousa was arrested by Polish authorities while trying to cross from Poland to Ukraine. Now he has to go to prison to comply with the indictment prepared against him.