Six 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.
The Guardia Civil dismantled a drug-trafficking organisation operating in
Collado Mediano and Cercedilla and arrested six people.[1]The six were held
on suspicion of drug trafficking against public health and membership in a
criminal organisation.[2]Investigators described the network as a three-tier
pyramid.[1]A 30-year-old woman led the group, managing supply between the
homes and collecting payments.[2]The other five members were men aged 18 to
34, with two supplying the sale points and three making final sales to
consumers.[2]Final sales took place directly from the homes and through home
deliveries using four vehicles registered to third parties.[1]
The seized drugs included 214 grams of heroin and various batches of hashish and
cocaine, plus precision scales, dosing tools, four private vehicles and 6.151
euros in cash.[1]The investigation, which started in late 2025, ended with
the arrests on 27 October after neighbour complaints about homes in the La
Cobañera urbanisation in Collado Mediano with constant short-stay movements of
people and vehicles.[2]
The case began after repeated citizen complaints in a Collado Mediano housing
estate about incessant buyers arriving by vehicle or on foot for very brief
periods.[1]Early inquiries confirmed two flats in independent portals selling
drugs around the clock every day.[1]Agents then found the Collado Mediano
activity directly connected to two other homes in Cercedilla.[1]
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Seized substances from the Collado Mediano and Cercedilla operation. Photo: Guardia Civil Madrid via Europa PressPhoto details
Cadena SERcadenaser.comESDesmantelada una red de narcotráfico con cuatro puntos de venta en Collado Mediano y Cercedilla
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Open questions the AI reported
No separate weight for the seized hashish was published, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded.
The reported 214 grams of heroin and the 6.151 euros in cash cover non-cannabis or mixed drugs and are therefore excluded from cannabis figures.
No charges, custody decisions or court outcomes beyond the alleged offences were reported.
Both accounts repeat the Guardia Civil version; no independent account beyond agency-based reporting was opened.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Europa Press: Officers carried out four entries and searches across the two towns and seized varying quantities of hashish along with cocaine and heroin, precision scales, preparation tools, 6.151 euros and four vehicles.
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