Mossos d'Esquadra
🇪🇸 Spain · Police · 15 reports
- People arrested
- 164
- Plants destroyed
- 11,752
- Cannabis seized
- 30.5571 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Three arrested as Mossos shut two hashish and marijuana sales points in Cornellà
Mossos d'Esquadra officers searched two homes tied to two drug sales points in the Sant Ildefons neighbourhood of Cornellà de Llobregat on 3 November 2026 and arrested three men aged 34, 41 and 58. They seized hashish and marijuana prepared for sale, 24,000 euros in cash and a semi-automatic pistol with live ammunition.
Arrested 3Cash confiscated EUR 24,000Over 1,000 kg of marijuana seized at forest camp in Figuerola del Camp
Mossos d'Esquadra found a fully equipped forest camp in Figuerola del Camp holding more than 1,000 kilos of marijuana buds ready for sale. No arrests were reported and the investigation to identify those behind the site remains open.
Cannabis 1 tMan held as Mossos dismantle 327-plant grow in Tortosa
Mossos d'Esquadra dismantled an indoor plantation of 327 flowering marijuana plants in Tortosa's historic centre and arrested a 30-year-old man for alleged drug trafficking and electricity fraud. The man was released hours later pending a court summons after officers also found an illegal power connection and about ten cocaine wraps.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 327Man held as 1,013-plant grow dismantled in Rubí warehouse
Mossos d'Esquadra arrested a 26-year-old man on 29 October 2026 and dismantled a cannabis grow in an industrial warehouse in Rubí. Officers seized 1,013 plants and about 23.5 kg of buds and found an illegal power connection worth about 100,000 euros.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 1,013Cannabis 23.5 kgTwo arrested as 774-plant indoor grow dismantled in Mediona
Mossos d'Esquadra dismantled an indoor marijuana plantation with 774 plants in an occupied house in Mediona, Alt Penedes, detaining a 42-year-old alleged keeper on 29 October 2026 and a second man on a pending warrant. Police found a clandestine electricity connection estimated at 223,000 euros in fraud losses and intensive growing equipment.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 774Nine men get more than 30 years between them and €4m in fines over 400 kg of drugs
Nine men admitted trafficking hashish, marijuana and cocaine through two transport firms subcontracted by the parcel company Correos Express and were sentenced in Lleida to a combined 30 years and €4.05 million in fines. The case began when Catalan police stopped a van near the N-260 in La Seu d'Urgell on 8 November 2021 with 277.64 kg of hashish and 29.16 kg of marijuana bound for Lyon.
Charged 9Cannabis 401 kgPrison more than 30 years (combined)Fine EUR 4,050,000Mossos seize 656 cannabis plants in home facing a Gavà school
Mossos d'Esquadra officers found 656 cannabis plants in the upper floor of a home facing an infant and primary school in Gavà on 28 October 2026, where a couple aged 24 and 22 lived downstairs with two young children. They arrested the man, later released because of his childcare duties, and reported his partner as an alleged co-author.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 656715 cannabis plants seized in a house raid in Sant Just Desvern
Mossos d'Esquadra officers searched a detached house in Sant Just Desvern on 20 October 2026 and seized 715 flowering cannabis plants grown in three basement spaces, with drying rooms above, 2,800 euros in cash and a fraudulent grid connection that risked fire. Two people were arrested.
Arrested 2Mossos seize 8,025 kg of hashish in a Cabanes warehouse and arrest seven men
Catalonia's Mossos d'Esquadra raided an industrial warehouse in Cabanes, Girona, on 1 October 2026 and found 8,025 kg of hashish hidden in sacks of rubber granules, worth an estimated 16.2 million euros. Seven men aged 29 to 55 were arrested; four were remanded without bail.
Arrested 7Charged 7Cannabis 8.025 tMossos find 3,982 cannabis plants in La Febró woodland
Mossos d'Esquadra officers dismantled an outdoor plantation of 3,982 cannabis plants spread across about 30 makeshift greenhouses in a wooded area of La Febró, Tarragona, and arrested three men aged 18, 32 and 35. The site had its own irrigation pond and a camp for the growers.
Arrested 3Plants destroyed 3,982Guns-for-cannabis network hit with 587 kg of marijuana seized
On 23 March 2026 police in Spain, Bulgaria and Greece arrested 21 suspects in a Europol-backed action against a network that traded Balkan and Turkish firearms for cannabis; Spanish forces seized 587.56 kg of marijuana and 76.54 kg of hashish, with 18 arrests in Spain including 14 in Catalonia.
Arrested 21Cannabis 587.56 kgFive indoor plantations dismantled and 14 arrested in Alt Empordà
Customs officers and Mossos d'Esquadra raided fifteen premises across Alt Empordà, dismantling five indoor cannabis plantations with 5,000 plants, seizing 14 kilograms of buds and arresting fourteen members of an export network.
Arrested 14Plants destroyed 5,000Cannabis 14 kgEuropol action day in Italy and Spain; 78 held over cannabis network
A Europol-backed action day on 17 October led to 78 arrests and 104 searches in Italy and Spain against a network behind several tonnes of cannabis trafficked into the EU. Officers seized about 350 kg of cannabis plus weapons and assets worth 845,000 euros; money-laundering inquiries continue.
Arrested 78Cannabis 360 kgHashish network run from Cunit to France and central Europe dismantled
Customs officers and Catalonia's Mossos d'Esquadra dismantled a hashish network that shipped the drug by road from Morocco to France and central Europe via Cunit, arresting eleven people and seizing 1,146 kilograms over the investigation.
Arrested 11Cannabis 1.146 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 t