National Police of Spain
🇪🇸 Spain · Police · 32 reports
- People arrested
- 270
- Plants destroyed
- 9,274
- Cannabis seized
- 76.0944 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
One held as 980 plants seized in two Granada Norte flats
National Police seized nearly 1,000 cannabis plants in two indoor grows in Granada's Norte district. A 35-year-old man was detained over one of the flats and referred to the judicial authority.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 980Sites 2Two arrested as 575 marijuana plants seized in Linares
National Police detained two people in Linares, Jaen, dismantling two marijuana plantations and seizing 575 plants. The action was Operation Jaroco, with two home searches led by the local drugs group.
Arrested 2Plants destroyed 57547-year-old jailed after 200 plants, 38kg seized in La Nucía raid
Spain's National Police dismantled an indoor cannabis grow in a La Nucía house, seizing 200 plants and about 38kg of buds. A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and electricity theft and remanded in custody.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 200Cannabis 38 kgCash confiscated EUR 300Two arrested in Astorga as police shut a drug storehouse; hashish and marijuana seized
Spain's National Police detained two men in Astorga after a road check and a court-authorised house search, and located a flat used as a drug storehouse. Officers seized about 350 grams of drugs in all, including hashish and marijuana alongside cocaine.
Arrested 2Cannabis 350 gTwo arrested as police seize 885 g of hashish from an Algeciras sales flat
Policía Nacional officers searched a flat in Algeciras that they had watched because of a constant stream of short visits, arrested its two residents and seized 885 grams of hashish, including slabs and 91 doses packed for sale. Officers also found 386 grams of cocaine, which is outside this tracker's cannabis figures.
Arrested 2Cannabis 885 gMan held with 100 g hashish slab beside Ceuta's ferry terminal
Policía Nacional officers in Ceuta detained a man of about 35 who was carrying a slab of hashish of about 100 grams near the city's Estación Marítima ferry terminal at around 05:00 on 7 November. The man, who had no identity documents, said someone else had given him the drug to look after until it was collected; police arrested him for drug trafficking and said the investigation would continue.
Arrested 1Cannabis 100 gTwo arrested as police raid a hashish and cocaine sales point in Jerez
National Police dismantled a retail sales point in Jerez de la Frontera and arrested two people for distributing hashish and cocaine. Officers searched two homes on 5 November 2026 and seized hashish, cocaine, cash, a motorcycle and preparation tools.
Arrested 2Sites 2Vehicles confiscated 1Two arrested in Palma's Pere Garau with 700 grams of hashish in a car
National Police officers in Palma stopped a car in the Pere Garau neighbourhood after seeing an exchange with a pedestrian and found several packages of hashish weighing 700 grams under the front seat. Two Spanish men were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, and the driver was also accused of driving without a licence or insurance; a young child in the rear seat was handed to a relative.
Arrested 2Cannabis 700 gThree arrested in Mallorca with almost 50 kg of hashish sent by courier
National Police Udyco officers arrested at least three Spanish nationals on Mallorca on 4 November 2026 and seized almost 50 kilos of hashish they had received from the mainland in courier parcels. Searches of homes in Marratxí and es Raiguer followed; one of those arrested was released at the police station.
Arrested 3Released 1Cannabis 50 kgTwo arrested in Gijón with 106 g marijuana and cocaine
Two men aged 28 and 48 were arrested in Gijón after police found 106 grams of marijuana buds and 286 grams of cocaine with a precision scale. The joint National and Local Police operation on Calle Ribadesella dismantled a small-scale distribution activity and the case was sent to court.
Arrested 2Cannabis 106 gMan arrested in Telde with 47.9 g hashish and 15.6 g marijuana
Spain's National Police arrested a 30-year-old man accused of selling drugs in the El Calero neighbourhood of Telde, Gran Canaria, after neighbours reported him. A search of his home on 30 October 2026 found 47.90 grams of hashish pollen and 15.60 grams of marijuana, along with cocaine, 260 euros in cash and jewellery.
Arrested 1Cannabis 63.5 gCash confiscated EUR 260Three arrested as 3,500-plant indoor grow dismantled in Gurb
Spain's National Police dismantled an indoor marijuana plantation with more than 3,500 plants in a house in Gurb, Osona, on 28 October 2026, arresting three men. Two of those arrested have entered prison, and police valued the seized drug at 406,311 euros on the illicit market.
Arrested 3Plants destroyed 3,500One arrested in Palma house raid with 16 plants and 24 kg
National Police dismantled a marijuana plantation in a Palma house, seizing 16 tall plants, 21 kg of bud-covered branches and 3 kg of ready buds. The alleged keeper was arrested by the narcotics unit for an offence against public health.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 16Cannabis 24 kgFive arrested and 37.8 kg of hashish seized in Estepona raids
Spain's Policia Nacional raided six homes in Estepona and Benahavís on 27 October 2026 and arrested five men over the disappearance of Darren Hoolahan. Officers seized 37.8 kg of hashish, military-grade weapons, 61,520 euros in cash and eight vehicles during the Operation Bernabe searches.
Arrested 5Cannabis 37.8 kgSites 6Vehicles confiscated 811 arrested as police shut three drug sales points near Benidorm's zona inglesa
Spain's Policía Nacional arrested 11 people, seven men and four women aged 18 to 65, and shut three drug sales points in flats near Benidorm's zona inglesa nightlife area. The searches turned up 550 grams of cocaine, 34 grams of marijuana, 43 grams of hashish, four grams of tusi, more than 4,000 euros in cash and 18 phones; the main suspect was remanded in custody.
Arrested 11Charged 3Cannabis 77 gGuard held as 4 tonnes of hashish seized at Ayamonte farm
Spanish police seized more than four tonnes of hashish at a farm in Ayamonte, Huelva, used as a drug-storage point. The farm's guard was arrested while moving about 600 kg and was remanded in custody.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4 tOne arrested as Valencia police raid fake social club selling cannabis to tourists
Spain's National Police arrested a 24-year-old man in València accused of running premises that posed as a social club while selling marijuana and hashish to foreign tourists attracted through social media. The operation ended with a 20 October search where officers seized more than a kilogram of cannabis substances, 767 euros and a prepared bag designed to avoid police checks.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1 kgCash confiscated EUR 7677 arrested as 3,000 cannabis plants seized in Barcelona raids
National Police and Mataró local police detained seven people on 20 October 2026 in Castellar del Vallès and Mataró, seizing 3,000 marijuana plants and one kilo of buds. The detainees were handed to the courts over alleged drug, weapons, electricity-fraud and criminal-organisation offences.
Arrested 7Plants destroyed 3,000Cannabis 1 kgSpanish hashish boss arrested in Tangier; 10.8 tonnes, 86 arrests
Spain's National Police announced that Juan Carlos T. B., alias 'Moreno', was arrested in Tangier on 8 October after more than six months on the run; Morocco has agreed to extradite him. The arrest capped a nearly two-year UDYCO investigation that produced 86 arrests in Spain and the seizure of 10.8 tonnes of hashish and 20 kg of marijuana buds.
Arrested 86Charged 18Cannabis 10.82 t1,003 cannabis plants seized in Olías del Rey unit; one arrested in Illescas
Spain's National Police dismantled a cannabis plantation of 1,003 plants inside an industrial unit in Olías del Rey, Toledo province, and later arrested the alleged organiser in the nearby town of Illescas. Officers said the grow was sealed off behind plasterboard and ran on an illegal connection to the public power grid.
Arrested 1Plants destroyed 1,003Cannabis 100 gMoroccan tried in Ceuta over 61 g hashish in fanny pack
A Moroccan man went on trial in Ceuta accused of carrying 61.6 grams of hashish in a fanny pack and slapping a National Police officer while fleeing on Avenida Miguel Arruda. The prosecution sought conviction for drug possession and assaulting an officer, with any prison terms replaced by a ten-year expulsion from Spain.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 61.6 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 held as Spain-Germany raids seize 4 tonnes of cannabis via Marbella ring
Nine people were arrested and remanded in custody after joint Spanish-German raids in Spain, Germany and Austria dismantled a Marbella-based drug network. Officers seized more than four tonnes of cannabis alongside cocaine, crack, cash, weapons and vehicles.
Arrested 9Cannabis 4 tSites 35Vehicles confiscated 89 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 gPolice seize 15.3 tonnes of hashish hidden in watermelon truck
Spanish police seized more than 15.3 tonnes of hashish from a truck that arrived from Nador, Morocco, at the port of Almería, hidden among watermelon pallets and inside fake plastic sweet potatoes. Eight suspects were arrested in Huércal de Almería and Torremolinos in the joint operation with Moroccan and French agencies.
Arrested 8Cannabis 15.3 tPolice dismantle Ukrainian-drone hashish airlift into Spain
Spain's National Police arrested ten people in Algeciras and Marbella on 28 November 2024, breaking up a network that flew hashish from Morocco with Ukrainian-built drones. Each drone carried about 10 kg per flight, and police say the ring moved about 1,000 kg this way.
Arrested 10Spain 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 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 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 kgPolice dismantle 750 kg marijuana farm in Lanzarote's Barranco de la Asomada
Spain's Policia Nacional detained five people and dismantled a marijuana farm hidden in the Barranco de la Asomada ravine on Lanzarote in July 2017. Officers found four greenhouses with powerful halogen lights and harvesting machinery, seizing 750 kilograms of marijuana; a British national presumed to lead the operation was among those held.
Arrested 5Cannabis 750 kg35 arrested as Spain seizes 11 tonnes of hashish in Toledo warehouses
Spanish police seized 11 tonnes of hashish smuggled from Morocco in trucks whose fuel tanks were rigged to hide the drug, and arrested 35 people in Operation Nexi. Most of the haul was found in warehouses in Toledo province, and the group moved the rest toward Madrid and on to Belgium, Britain, France and the Netherlands.
Arrested 35Cannabis 11 t3.7 tonnes of hashish seized from Quiet Waters off Ibiza
Spanish customs officers boarded the British-registered fishing boat Quiet Waters between Ibiza and Formentera just before midnight on 4 October 2005 and found 125 bales of hashish weighing 3.7 tonnes. Four Britons and a Moroccan were arrested in what officials called the biggest hashish haul off Ibiza in 17 years.
Arrested 5Cannabis 3.7 t