The National Police have detained four members of a criminal network involved in international hashish trafficking. They were arrested in the act as the drug was being delivered, catching the operation in a moment of transit and exchange that authorities described as fully coordinated. The arrests marked a decisive step in disrupting a cross-border trafficking flow that stretched from rural Spain toward major European destinations. The operation underscores the ongoing commitment of law enforcement to dismantle large-scale drug networks and to safeguard communities from the impact of organized crime.
Police sources tell this investigative desk that the narcotics were located on a rural estate in the Madrid mountains, a site used to store the goods before distribution. The plans called for moving the drugs toward Algeciras and then on to the French city of Lyon, indicating a network with lanes across land routes into southern Spain and onward into Europe. The seizure not only disrupted current deliveries but also threatened to fuel crime across multiple borders.
In addition to the arrests, authorities seized nearly 1,200 kilograms of hashish, two semi-automatic firearms, four vehicles, and a frequency jammer. The scale of the seizure reflects the risk posed by the group as they arranged the logistics for major shipments. Investigators describe the equipment as professional-grade, intended to protect shipments and to hinder police and supplier communications along the route.
At the delivery site
The investigation began after information pointed to the existence of a rural property used as a storage and concealment site for large quantities of hashish. The tip suggested a rural property in the region used to hoard and hide significant amounts of hashish, triggering surveillance and a plan for intervention.
The agents knew that a drug handover would occur at a specific location that matched this site, and they anticipated two vehicles would participate in the transport, moving in tandem to complete the exchange. The team prepared a police deployment and watched the movements of the two cars as they returned to the meet-up point after loading the narcotics for delivery.
Using this data, authorities established a police deployment and observed the movements of the two cars as they returned to the meeting point after loading the drugs for delivery.
Thirty bundles and loaded pistols
The police then detained four members of the criminal network. On inspecting the interiors of the vehicles, they found 24 hashish bundles and a loaded firearm among the contents. Two additional vehicles that had arrived were seized, serving as shuttles to secure the transport of the narcotics toward France.
Subsequent searches of the finca used as a stash site uncovered six more hashish bundles of the same type, a semi-automatic pistol ready for use, a large quantity of ammunition, and a frequency jammer that could block signals along the route. The findings underscored the preset logistics and security measures the network relied on to move the drug across borders.
The officers confirmed that two of the vehicles had been stolen in France and Belgium, bearing false license plates. The four detainees have already been remanded in custody as the investigation continues to map the ring’s logistics and international connections.