Guardia Civil officers arrested 12 people at the Port of Ceuta on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, after discovering they were attempting to board a ferry to Algeciras with swallowed hashish pellets.[1][2] Health sources reported that all 12 detainees had ingested the drugs internally and had to be taken directly to the Hospital Universitario de Ceuta for medical attention.[1][2] At the hospital’s emergency ward on Tuesday night, X-ray examinations confirmed that the pellets of hashish were clearly visible inside their bodies.[1][2]

The intervention took place as the group tried to board one of the passenger vessels connecting Ceuta across the Strait of Gibraltar to mainland Spain.[1][2] Officers stationed at the port terminal grew suspicious of the group’s behaviour as they approached the boarding gates.[1][2] Detection dogs assigned to port duties reacted to the individuals and detected the presence of narcotics, prompting officers to stop and detain the travellers.[1] Authorities did not immediately release the total weight of the seized hashish, as the suspects remained under medical supervision.[1]