Spanish-Italian operation seizes 2.7 tonnes of hashish in Andalusia
A three-year joint Spanish-Italian investigation into the 'Ndrangheta and the Los Castañas clan ended with 2.7 tonnes of hashish seized in Andalusia and 44 arrests on organised-crime, money-laundering and weapons charges.
A three-year joint operation by Spanish and Italian police seized2.7 tonnes of hashish in Andalusia and led to 44 arrests.[1][2]More than 70,000 euros in cash and illegal firearms were also seized.[1][2]Police reporting put the cash at €75,500 and counted 34 searches, 2.5 kg of marijuana, 12 firearms and 14 cars, with several more suspects placed on a wanted list.[3]
Who was arrested
Those held were mostly suspected members of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta and the Spanish Los Castañas clan.[1][2]They face charges including belonging to a criminal organisation, money laundering, bribery, possession of illegal weapons and possession of false documents.[1][2]Italian police have in recent years claimed particular success against the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta.[1]
Case data
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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.
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.
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.
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.
