Guardia Civil
🇪🇸 Spain · Gendarmerie · 78 reports
- People arrested
- 438
- Plants destroyed
- 583,335
- Cannabis seized
- 203.424 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Six arrested as Guardia Civil shuts hashish and cocaine sales point in Lo Pagán
The Guardia Civil, working with San Pedro del Pinatar's local police, arrested six people and shut a retail drug sales point in Lo Pagán, a coastal district of San Pedro del Pinatar in Murcia. A search of the house near Villananitos beach found quantities of hashish alongside cocaine, heroin and MDA, and officers also seized cash, scales and bladed weapons.
Arrested 6Cash confiscated EUR 250Two jailed 3.5 years for 43.5 kg hashish boat drop at Sarchal, Ceuta
Section VI of the Cadiz Provincial Court in Ceuta sentenced two men to three years and six months each after they admitted landing 43.52 kg of hashish by semi-rigid boat at El Sarchal in February 2026. Officers recovered two bags with 44 blocks and four tablets after the boat took on water and sank, and each man was also fined 500,000 euros.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 43.52 kgPrison 3 years and 6 monthsGuardia Civil dismantles 1,000-plant grow in Mira; man jailed
The Guardia Civil dismantled an outdoor marijuana plantation in Mira, Cuenca, in Operation TABACU II, seizing nearly 73 kilos of cannabis and more than 1,000 cut plants. A 37-year-old man allegedly guarding the crop was arrested and remanded in provisional prison without bail.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 1,000Cannabis 73 kg12 arrested at Ceuta ferry terminal after ingesting hashish pellets
Guardia Civil officers arrested 12 people at the Port of Ceuta on 10 November 2026 after sniffer dogs detected they had ingested hashish pellets before attempting to board a ferry to Algeciras. All 12 suspects were taken to the Hospital Universitario de Ceuta, where X-ray scans confirmed the presence of ingested drugs in their bodies.
Arrested 12Two investigated over 8.05 kg greenhouse cannabis grow in El Espinar
Guardia Civil officers in Segovia dismantled a clandestine marijuana plantation hidden in a greenhouse near El Espinar after neighbours reported a strong smell of cannabis. Two local residents were placed under investigation for alleged drug-trafficking cultivation, and officers seized 8.05 kg of plant material.
Cannabis 8.05 kgMan arrested in Muro with 727 cannabis plants and 117 kg of buds
Guardia Civil officers raided a house and plot in Muro, Mallorca, on 9 November 2026, dismantling a cannabis plantation and seizing 727 plants, 117 kg of dried buds and 24 peyote cacti. A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and later released after testifying in court.
Arrested 1Released 1Plants destroyed 727Cannabis 117 kgMan held over 6 cannabis plants in Burgos greenhouses and 8 mutilated cocks
The Guardia Civil arrested a 24-year-old man in the Alfoz de Burgos district and took him before the courts on suspicion of growing cannabis and of mutilating eight fighting-breed cocks. Officers found six plants more than two metres tall, weighing 22 kilograms green, in the greenhouses of a fenced rural plot.
Arrested 1Charged 1Plants destroyed 6Cannabis 22 kgGuardia Civil finds 714 cannabis plants in a Batres villa and arrests a man
Guardia Civil officers searched a detached house in Batres, in the Community of Madrid, and found an indoor plantation of 714 cannabis plants and 13 pressed tablets of hashish resin. A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a crime against public health and of electricity fraud.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 714Sites 1Trial opens in Málaga for 48 accused of bringing hashish by boat
Málaga's provincial court began a trial against 48 people accused of bringing hashish from Morocco in pleasure boats and cars with hidden compartments. Prosecutors seek nine to 18.5 years and the hearings are expected to last into December.
Charged 48Six arrested with 9.6 kg of hashish and marijuana and €721,000 in Madrid
The Guardia Civil broke up a cannabis trafficking organisation in Brunete and Villanueva de la Cañada, detaining six people in two searches. Officers seized 7.843 kg of hashish, 1.771 kg of marijuana, €721,000 in cash, two shotguns and five vehicles, and handed the detainees to the courts.
Arrested 6Cannabis 9.614 kgSites 2Vehicles confiscated 5Man investigated over 8 marijuana plants and air pistol in Aguilar de la Frontera
The Guardia Civil investigated a man in Aguilar de la Frontera, Córdoba, after a neighbour reported being threatened with a short firearm; he handed over an air pistol. Officers then found eight cannabis plants, about 1.60 metres tall, grown inside his home, with buds weighing 920 grams, and put the file before a court.
Plants destroyed 8Cannabis 920 gThree tried over cannabis pots drones spotted in Husillos patios
Prosecutors seek a year and nine months in prison for each of two women and a man accused over cannabis found at two homes in Husillos, in a hearing set for 13 November 2026. The Guardia Civil spotted pots in the patios from drones, then obtained search warrants that turned up marijuana plants, hashish resin and dried cannabis totalling 1.2 kg that the prosecution valued at 4,750 euros.
Arrested 3Charged 3Cannabis 1.2 kgFine EUR 3,100Five arrested in Oropesa del Mar over indoor cannabis grow and AP-7 power theft
The Guardia Civil arrested five people and investigated another in Oropesa del Mar, Castellón, dismantling an indoor cannabis network that had tapped power from an AP-7 motorway sign. Officers seized hashish, marijuana, cocaine, firearms, indoor growing gear and about 5,000 euros in cash, and sent the case to the courts.
Arrested 5Cash confiscated EUR 5,00037-year-old jailed after 15.9 kg hashish parcel at Asturias airport
Guardia Civil officers intercepted a parcel holding 15.9 kilos of hashish resin at a transport company near Asturias airport, then arrested the 37-year-old Seville man who flew in to collect it in a simulated delivery. A judge sent him to prison on 6 November 2026.
Arrested 1Cannabis 15.9 kgMan gets suspended 1-year term for mailing 441 g of hashish to Malta
A court in Santiago de Compostela sentenced a man to one year in prison and a fine of 2,026 euros for posting 441.5 grams of hashish to Malta in April 2023. He accepted the sentence in an agreement with prosecutors, and the prison term was suspended on condition that he does not reoffend within two years.
Charged 1Cannabis 441.5 gPrison 1 yearFine EUR 2,02622 held as Granada raids seize 13,165 cannabis plants
Guardia Civil arrested 22 people in a 3-5 November province-wide drug operation in Granada. Officers seized 13,165 cannabis plants, more than 24 kg of buds and 1.6 kg of hashish, alongside pink cocaine, cocaine, cash and weapons.
Arrested 22Plants destroyed 13,165Cannabis 25.613 kgSites 3315 arrested as Guardia Civil breaks up family drug clan in Benicarló
The Guardia Civil arrested 15 people from one family accused of running drug sales points from homes in Benicarló, Spain, seizing hashish and marijuana with cocaine, heroin, weapons and cash. No drug weights were published, and two detainees are also investigated over about 180 fighting cocks and more than 40 hunting dogs.
Arrested 15Two parents investigated after 14-month-old intoxicated by cannabis in La Rioja
Guardia Civil officers in La Rioja are investigating the parents of a 14-month-old boy who was hospitalised with cannabis intoxication. The child remains under provisional social-services custody while police say the parents' account of accidental exposure in a park could not be corroborated.
Guardia Civil seizes 5,500 plants in Atarfe-Alhendín home raids
The Civil Guard searched seven homes in Atarfe and Alhendín and seized more than 5,500 marijuana plants, plus hashish and cocaine. Several people were detained or identified, but the command gave no exact number of suspects.
Plants destroyed 5,500Sites 712 arrested in Guardia Civil marijuana raid in Vícar and El Ejido
The Guardia Civil arrested at least twelve people on 4 November 2026 in raids on a suspected indoor marijuana growing and distribution network in Vícar and El Ejido, Almería, five of them in El Ejido. Officers searched up to ten homes, several in Barrio Archilla, seizing marijuana, cash and firearms, and the case went to the courts.
Arrested 12Sites 10Five arrested in Guardia Civil drug raids in Jimena and El Secadero
The Guardia Civil arrested five people in an operation against retail hashish and cocaine sales in Jimena and El Secadero, a hamlet of Casares in Málaga province. About 70 officers took part and searched three properties, two in El Secadero and one in Jimena.
Arrested 5Nine arrested in Jumilla clan raid with 86 hashish doses seized
Guardia Civil and Jumilla local police arrested nine members of a suspected family clan and dismantled three alleged drug sale points in Jumilla's old town. Officers seized 86 doses of hashish alongside more than 700 cocaine doses, cash and other items in Operation Swart.
Arrested 9Recipient detained in Palencia over 274 g marijuana parcel
Guardia Civil officers intercepted a suspicious parcel in Palencia containing 274 grams of marijuana alongside cocaine and detained its recipient for alleged drug trafficking. The detainee and case file were placed at judicial disposal, with the combined drugs valued by police at almost 5,000 euros.
Arrested 1Cannabis 274 gFour jailed over 2,500-plant mountain cannabis site in Aznalcóllar
Guardia Civil dismantled a hidden mountain cannabis complex in Aznalcóllar, seizing 2,500 plants and 50 kg of dried buds and detaining four people. Courts in Sanlúcar la Mayor ordered the four held in prison without bail as alleged members of a criminal organisation.
Arrested 4Plants destroyed 2,500Cannabis 50 kgFour jailed 3 years for very active Caspe drug flat
Zaragoza’s provincial court sentenced three men and a woman to three years in prison for running a very active drug-selling house on Calle del Carmen in Caspe. Searches in the August 2025 case recovered 13 grams of marijuana, 7 grams of hashish and 20 grams of hash pollen alongside cocaine, cutting agent and cash.
Arrested 4Charged 4Cannabis 40 gPrison 3 yearsMan, 38, arrested with 935 g of cannabis buds in Peraleda de la Mata
Guardia Civil officers arrested a 38-year-old cyclist at a service area in Peraleda de la Mata after finding 935 grams of cannabis buds in two plastic bags among his belongings. An identity check showed he also had an outstanding judicial warrant for search, arrest and appearance from a court in Algeciras.
Arrested 1Cannabis 935 g13 arrested as Guardia Civil raids cannabis clubs in Isla Cristina and Lepe
Guardia Civil officers arrested 13 people accused of selling drugs through cannabis associations in Isla Cristina and Lepe, seizing 10.6 kg of hashish and 6 kg of marijuana. The Dehesa operation dismantled four sales points, including clubs near a secondary school and a children's playground.
Arrested 13Cannabis 16.6 kg30 accused in 150-kg Costa del Sol hashish case go free on expiry
A Cádiz court definitively archived a hashish-trafficking case against nearly 30 people, ruling the five-year limitation period had long expired after repeated trial suspensions. Prosecutors had sought four years and three months in prison over nearly 200 kilos allegedly moved, with over 150 kilos distributed from the Costa del Sol.
Charged 30Cannabis 150 kgTwo sentenced to 3 years in Montilla for 300 g mixed-drug dealing
Córdoba’s provincial court sentenced two people in Montilla to three years each for retail trafficking of heroin, cocaine, cannabis and medicines. Searches found about 300 grams of mixed substances in total plus scales and cash, with no separate cannabis weight published.
Charged 2Prison 3 yearsFine EUR 304.3Young man held in Santanyí with 1 kg of cannabis in car
Guardia Civil officers stopped a car in Santanyí, Mallorca, and found a large bag with a kilo of cannabis in the back. The young Spanish driver was arrested for drug trafficking and placed at the disposal of the judicial authority.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1 kgWoman caught with hashish pellets before Almería prison visit
Prison officers at Almería stopped a woman before an intimate visit with an inmate and seized several pellets of suspected hashish, handing her over to the Guardia Civil. The prison-staff union TAMPM publicised the 2 November 2026 interception and linked it to what it calls a chronic staffing shortfall at the prison.
Arrested 1Two French men arrested with 487 g hashish at Irun checkpoint
Guardia Civil officers arrested two French men aged 47 and 48 at a traffic control on the N-121-A in Irun, seizing 487.5 grams of hashish and six methadone tablets. The USECIC unit stopped the car on the previous Sunday as the men travelled toward France, and both were held accused of drug trafficking.
Arrested 2Cannabis 487.5 gFour arrested in Navalmoral 'telecoca' ring with 450 g hashish
Guardia Civil arrested two men and two women in Navalmoral de la Mata after a year-long drug investigation, seizing 450 grams of hashish alongside cocaine, cash and jewels. The four were held as alleged members of a drug-trafficking group after three house searches and scooter-based deliveries.
Arrested 4Cannabis 450 gTwo arrested in Calasparra with 170 g of suspected marijuana
Guardia Civil officers arrested two men in Calasparra's industrial estate after finding 170 grams of plant material believed to be marijuana in their car. Officers also seized a precision scale and agricultural products, saying the car may have been used as a mobile street-level sales point.
Arrested 2Cannabis 170 gDriver held as 354 kg of hashish seized in Antigua, Fuerteventura
Spain's Guardia Civil seized 354 kg of hashish in Antigua, Fuerteventura, after watching a rubber boat land and intercepting an SUV. The driver was arrested and ordered into pretrial detention without bail.
Arrested 1Cannabis 354 kgSix arrested as four drug sale points dismantled in Madrid sierra
Guardia Civil arrested six people and searched four homes in Collado Mediano and Cercedilla, seizing hashish alongside heroin, cocaine, cash and vehicles. The investigation began in late 2025 after neighbours reported constant short-stay buyer traffic at La Cobañera urbanisation.
Arrested 6Four Albanians arrested over indoor marijuana grow set-up in Caspe
Caspe Local Police detained four Albanian nationals on 27 October 2026 at an abandoned farm fitted out for indoor marijuana cultivation. Officers found insulated grow rooms with lighting, ventilation and irrigation equipment, and the detainees were placed at the disposal of the courts.
Arrested 4Ponteareas couple investigated over retail hashish and other drugs
The Guardia Civil is investigating a married couple aged 69 and 56 in Ponteareas after a search on 27 October 2026 found a small amount of hashish with doses of cocaine and heroin. About 615 euros was seized and the file went to the duty court; they were not described as arrested.
Guardia Civil dismantles indoor cannabis farm in Huévar and arrests its operators
The Guardia Civil dismantled an indoor cannabis plantation in a warehouse in Guadial, Huévar del Aljarafe (Seville), on 27 October 2026 and detained the people said to be running it. The town hall thanked the officers, who came from Pilas, and hoped residents would no longer have drug traffickers near their homes.
Bootle man consents to extradition over Costa Blanca cannabis-club raid
Sonny Redmond, 33, from Bootle, consented at a London hearing to extradition to Spain over an armed October 2024 raid on a cannabis club in La Marina. He was later arrested on the Orihuela Costa, and his return to Spain is described as imminent.
Arrested 119 arrested in Granada as Graveyard 02 marijuana network sent drugs to Slovenia
Spain's Guardia Civil arrested 19 people, three of them Slovenian, after searching 12 properties in Granada city, Almuñécar and Peligros on 23 and 24 October 2026. The operation seized 181 kg of marijuana, 1,388 cannabis plants and 805 grams of hashish, along with a Glock pistol converted to fire automatically; four detainees were remanded in custody.
Arrested 19Plants destroyed 1,388Cannabis 181.805 kgCash confiscated EUR 35,000Driver arrested with 800 kg of hashish in a luxury car on the A-49
The Guardia Civil arrested the driver of a high-end car carrying 800 kg of hashish on the A-49 at Chucena, in Huelva province, on 21 October 2026. He was accused of drug trafficking, document forgery over the car's plates and assaulting an officer, and the case went to the competent court.
Arrested 1Cannabis 800 kgGuardia Civil recovers 127 bales, about 5 tonnes of hashish, off Ayamonte
On the night of 21 October 2026 the Guardia Civil, with Portugal's GNR and Maritime Police, recovered 127 bales of hashish, about five tonnes, thrown from a four-engine boat at the mouth of the Guadiana in Ayamonte. The crew abandoned the boat and fled on foot.
Cannabis 5 tFour men jailed pending trial after a Huesca hillside cannabis raid
Guardia Civil officers dismantled an outdoor cannabis plot in the Hoya de Huesca on 19 October 2026, seizing 72 flowering plants and about 220 kg of buds they valued at about 413,000 euros, and a judge ordered four Albanian men held without bail.
Arrested 4Cannabis 220 kgGuardia Civil seizes 1,360 kg of cannabis at a Vilopriu plantation
On 15 October 2026, the Guardia Civil dismantled a hidden cannabis plantation in woodland at Vilopriu, Girona, seized 1,360 kg of cut cannabis and arrested a 34-year-old man living in tents on the site. A judge later released him with bail conditions.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.36 tGuardia Civil uproots 4,020 flowering plants by the Mijares at Cirat
On 15 October 2026 the Guardia Civil ROCA team from Burriana dismantled two guerrilla cannabis plantations beside the river Mijares at Cirat, Castellón, counting 2,200 and 1,820 flowering plants — about eight tonnes gross, valued near €2 million. Four people aged 23 to 40 were arrested while cutting buds; agents also took 40 kg of buds in two sacks.
Arrested 4Plants destroyed 4,020Cannabis 8 tEight arrested as Guardia Civil seizes 3.04 tonnes of hashish off Mazagón
Spain's Guardia Civil intercepted a narcolancha, a fast semi-rigid smuggling boat, off Mazagón in Huelva on the morning of 14 October 2026 and seized 76 bales of hashish weighing 3,040 kg. All eight crew members were arrested and accused of drug trafficking, smuggling, a fuel-supply offence known as petaqueo and disobeying the authorities.
Arrested 8Charged 8Cannabis 3.04 tFour arrested after a cannabis farm hidden in five buried containers near Granada
The Guardia Civil's operation Garnata Silo searched five sites at Iznalloz, Granada, in September 2026 and found a hidden grow made of five interconnected buried shipping containers holding 997 of the 1,357 cannabis plants seized, along with guns and 26,600 euros in cash; four men were arrested.
Arrested 4Plants destroyed 1,357Ten arrested after narcolancha crew fires on patrol boat off Huelva
Ten suspected traffickers were arrested after their narcolancha crew opened fire on a Guardia Civil patrol boat off Huelva on 17-18 August 2026. Officers later intercepted two boats and seized 5,926 kg of hashish; one wounded suspect was left on the Cádiz coast.
Arrested 10Cannabis 5.926 tGuardia Civil finds 2,150 marijuana plants in a warehouse near Madrid
The Guardia Civil dismantled an indoor marijuana farm with 2,150 plants in an industrial warehouse in Paracuellos de Jarama, east of Madrid, arrested two men and placed a third under investigation.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 2,150One arrested selling hashish on street in Puerto Rico, Mogán
Guardia Civil officers arrested one person in Puerto Rico, Mogán, after watching an alleged street sale of hashish in small doses. Officers seized about two grams of suspected hashish and 110 euros, sending the case to the court in San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2 g25 arrested as 24 indoor cannabis plantations raided in El Palmar de Troya
Spanish police and customs officers searched 16 homes in El Palmar de Troya, the former district of Utrera in Seville province, dismantled 24 indoor marijuana plantations and arrested 25 people. The Tax Agency said officers seized 2,200 plants, about 70 kilograms of buds, more than 50,000 euros and a shotgun after a two-month investigation into abnormal electricity use.
Arrested 25of them seized 2,200Cannabis 70 kgSites 169 arrested in Vilaboa raids; 117 g hashish seized with cocaine
Guardia Civil and National Police detained nine people in raids across Sanxenxo, Poio and Vilaboa, including the president of the Asociación Cubano-Gallega Haydée Santamaría as alleged ringleader. Officers seized 117.15 grams of hashish alongside 5.1 kg of cocaine, contraband tobacco, cash, weapons and thousands of medicine blisters.
Arrested 9Cannabis 117.15 g2,133 kg of hashish seized from six lorry trailers at Algeciras port
Spanish customs and Civil Guard officers seized 2,133 kg of hashish hidden in the beams of six lorry trailers arriving at Algeciras from Tangier, after a drug dog flagged the first trailer on 9 November 2025. The six drivers were arrested on suspicion of offences against public health.
Arrested 6Cannabis 2.133 tThree arrested in Pozoblanco car stop; 190 g of hashish seized
The Guardia Civil arrested three people, two of them women, at a checkpoint on the edge of Pozoblanco in Córdoba province and seized 190 grams of hashish and 530 grams of cocaine from a handbag in their car. A court ordered two of the three to prison over suspected drug trafficking during Holy Week.
Arrested 3Cannabis 190 gMan held and 800 cannabis plants seized from an indoor grow in Posadas
The Guardia Civil arrested a 35-year-old man in Posadas, Córdoba province, and dismantled an indoor cannabis plantation of 800 plants in an advanced stage of flowering on the upper floor of his home. The police statement, published by local outlets, says a strong smell led officers to the house; they also found 20 grams of crack cocaine, and the man was handed to the courts.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 800Sites 12,345 kg of hashish seized from dinghy off Gran Canaria
Spain's Guardia Civil seized 2,345 kg of hashish from an inflatable boat off Gran Canaria on 29 April 2024 after a tip from Morocco's DGST surveillance service. The boat's two crew members were arrested and the investigation stayed open.
Arrested 2Cannabis 2.345 tVehicles confiscated 1Nine arrested as 795 kg of helicopter hashish seized in Cádiz
Spain's Guardia Civil and Morocco's royal gendarmerie dismantled a network flying hashish by helicopter from Morocco to Cádiz and Seville, arresting nine people. Officers seized 795 kilos of hashish in 30 bales and two helicopters; one suspected leader died fleeing.
Arrested 9Cannabis 795 kgDeaths 1Vehicles confiscated 2Driver held with 1.3 kg of hashish at La Guijarrosa checkpoint
Civil Guard traffic officers stopped a 24-year-old driver at a checkpoint on the A-379 at the entrance to La Guijarrosa, Córdoba province, and found 1.3 kilos of hashish pollen in 13 packets in his car. He was arrested for drug trafficking, and officers seized 900 euros in cash and two mobile phones from him.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.3 kgCash confiscated EUR 900Ten held as Guadix hashish and cannabis network is dismantled
Customs and Guardia Civil officers have dismantled a Guadix-based network that hid hashish and cannabis in wool bales, livestock trucks and scrap consignments bound for central Europe, arresting ten people. The operation seized 1,147 kg of hashish and 755 kg of cannabis and froze bank accounts, homes and vehicles.
Arrested 10Cannabis 1.902 tSpain seizes 52 tonnes of marijuana from hemp-front farms in Catalonia
Spanish police announced on 18 November 2022 that raids from June to October had dismantled eight farms in Catalonia that hid marijuana production behind supposedly legal hemp plantations, seizing 52 tonnes in total. Twenty people were detained on suspected electricity fraud and offences against public health.
Arrested 20Cannabis 19 tNearly four tonnes of hashish seized in two Huelva operations
The Tax Agency and the Civil Guard stopped two hashish landings on the Huelva coast within 24 hours around 1 May 2022, seizing 124 sacks of hashish, nearly four tonnes, and arresting four people.
Arrested 4Cannabis 4 tPolice destroy 415,000 plants on 67 hectares in Navarre
Spanish police destroyed about 415,000 cannabis plants across 11 fields covering 67 hectares in Navarre on 13 April 2022, calling it Europe's largest cannabis plantation. Three people were arrested after an investigation that began in mid-2021.
Arrested 3Plants destroyed 415,000Area 67 ha135,000-plant cannabis farm seized in Toledo
Spain's Guardia Civil found 135,000 marijuana plants on a 12-hectare holding in Huerta de Valdecarábanos, Toledo, announced 18 October 2021, calling it the largest marijuana plantation found in Europe to date. Wider October raids across Toledo province seized more than 200,000 plants, amid official warnings over illegal farms disguised as hemp.
Plants destroyed 135,000Area 12 haEight held as 15 tonnes of hashish seized from Seefuchs at sea
Spanish authorities stormed the former rescue ship Seefuchs about 100 nautical miles south of Spain and seized 15 tonnes of hashish, arresting five crew at sea and three more on land in an operation announced 30 July 2021.
Arrested 8Cannabis 15 tTug Felsted intercepted with 7,130 kg of hashish off Gibraltar
Spanish authorities boarded the Vanuatu-flagged tug Felsted after it crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on 14 April 2021 and found 200 bales of hashish weighing 7,130 kilograms, arresting its three Ukrainian crew members.
Arrested 3Cannabis 7.13 tGuardia Civil raids Los Pinchos network, seizing 8 tonnes of cannabis
Spain's Guardia Civil with Europol broke up the Los Pinchos cannabis-smuggling network on 7 July 2020, detaining 64 people in raids on eight locations and seizing 8,000 kilos of cannabis, six boats and sixteen vehicles. The group moved three to six tonnes a month from Morocco by speedboat and laundered the profits through property.
Arrested 64Cannabis 8 tGuardia Civil arrests driver with 3.7 kg of marijuana at an Espejo road check
Guardia Civil officers stopped a 34-year-old man from Salamanca province at a check point on the N-432 in Espejo, Córdoba, and found 3.7 kilograms of marijuana hidden in packages around his car. He was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and handed to the courts with the drug.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3.7 kgFour held after smuggling speedboat grounds in Ceuta
Spain's Civil Guard Maritime Service detained four people after their narcolancha ran aground on a Ceuta beach during a chase on 28 July 2019. A Moroccan outlet described them as hashish smugglers, while El Faro de Ceuta said no drugs were aboard and that they were accused of disobedience.
Arrested 42,332 kg of hashish seized in Algeciras as smugglers flee
The Tax Agency's Customs Surveillance service and the Guardia Civil seized 2,332 kilos of hashish in 71 bales on the Algeciras coast on 10 August 2018. Aerial surveillance spotted semi-rigid boats unloading bales where some fifteen people waited; the traffickers fled when a helicopter intervened and no one was arrested.
Cannabis 2.332 t170 kg of cannabis seized in Ireland-bound lettuce lorry; five arrested
Spain's National Police and Guardia Civil, working with Ireland's Garda, seized 170 kg of marijuana hidden among 20 tonnes of lettuce in a lorry travelling from Alhaurín de la Torre to Ireland. Four Irish men and a Romanian man were detained on 6 May 2018 and brought before a Spanish magistrate; the haul was valued at 3.4 million euros.
Arrested 5Cannabis 170 kgGuardia Civil seizes 3.9 tonnes of hashish, arrests 15 in Malaga
Spain's Civil Guard dismantled a Malaga-based hashish network distributing Moroccan hashish across Europe, arresting 15 people. Officers seized 3,947 kg of hashish plus cash, a sailboat, a revolver, vehicles and communications gear.
Arrested 15Cannabis 3.947 tVehicles confiscated 10Cash confiscated EUR 12,45025 held as hashish network shipping to Libya and Egypt is broken up
Spanish police, the Guardia Civil and the Tax Office broke up a hashish network that moved multi-tonne loads by yacht into Spain for distribution across Europe and North Africa, arresting 25 people. Officers boarded two yachts off Algeria carrying 4,000 kg and 950 kg, bringing total seizures past five and a half tonnes.
Arrested 25Cannabis 5.5 t20.5 tonnes of hashish seized from cargo ship Jupiter in Cagliari
Italian finance police found 821 packages of hashish weighing 20.5 tonnes hidden in a ballast tank of the Cook Islands-flagged cargo ship Jupiter after escorting it to Cagliari, Sardinia. Ten Syrian crew were arrested in the joint operation with France, Spain and Europol.
Arrested 10Cannabis 20.5 t48 tonnes of hashish seized from two lorries in Algeciras port
Guardia Civil officers at the port of Algeciras confiscated 48 tonnes of cannabis resin hidden in two semitrailers arrived from Tangiers on 26 June 2015 and arrested both drivers, the largest land seizure in Spanish history.
Arrested 2Cannabis 48 tGuardia Civil breaks Melilla hashish ring; 2.3 tons seized, 7 held
A year-long Guardia Civil investigation ended with seven arrests in Madrid, Alicante, Valencia and Melilla and the seizure of 2,300 kg of hashish from a zodiac intercepted off the Málaga coast, announced 1 August 2014.
Arrested 7Cannabis 2.3 tVehicles confiscated 332 tonnes of hashish seized in melon truck at Algeciras port
Spain's Guardia Civil intercepted a Moroccan lorry at Algeciras Port carrying 32,376 kilos of hashish resin hidden behind melons, in what was then the largest drug bust on dry land in Spain. The melons, shipped from Tangiers, covered only the first two rows of pallets.
Cannabis 32.376 tPolice dog Dago finds 2,500 kg of hashish hidden in decorative stone
The Guardia Civil, assisted by the detection dog Dago, found 2,500 kilos of hashish hidden inside a lorry trailer's cargo of decorative stone items at the port of Algeciras. The stone ornaments each held five kilos of the drug.
Cannabis 2.5 t