Mossos d’Esquadra officers, Catalonia’s regional police force, arrested three men aged 34, 41 and 58 in an operation against two drug sales points in the Sant Ildefons neighbourhood of Cornellà de Llobregat, in the Baix Llobregat.[1][2] On 3 November, with judicial authorisation, officers searched the two homes linked to the trade and seized prepared quantities of hashish and marijuana, 24,000 euros in cash and tools for handling the drugs.[1][2] Two of those detained are accused of a crime against public health for drug trafficking, and the third, a relative of one of them, of illegal weapons possession, after a semi-automatic firearm and live ammunition were found in one of the flats.[1][2]

The inquiry began in August, when plain-clothes officers on preventive patrol saw a woman apparently carrying out a street drug transaction.[1][2]

Following her led officers to the woman’s partner, who allegedly sold hashish to buyers who gathered near a building, and to a second man who supplied marijuana to customers who preferred it, each with a separate role.[1][2] The suspects regularly went home to store the drugs before distributing them, so as not to carry large amounts in the street.[1][2]

All three detainees were brought before the duty court in Cornellà de Llobregat.[1][2] The Mossos’ own statement said they detained three men and seized hashish, marijuana, 24,000 euros and a 9 mm pistol with live ammunition.[3]