44 arrested and 4,800 kg of hashish seized from Campo de Gibraltar to the Guadiana
In a week-long operation across Algeciras, Cádiz and Huelva, the Tax Agency and the Civil Guard arrested 44 people and seized more than 4,800 kg of hashish from two fishing boats off Isla Cristina and Ayamonte. Officers also seized 30 boats, 42,000 litres of fuel and 110,000 euros in cash.
🇪🇸 Isla Cristina and Ayamonte, Huelva, in a Campo de Gibraltar to Guadiana operation · Spain
The Tax Agency and the Civil Guard arrested 44 people from drug-trafficking organisations in a week-long operation across Algeciras, Cádiz and Huelva, between the Campo de Gibraltar and the Portuguese border on the River Guadiana.[1]The operation ran in four phases against vessels breaking maritime rules, fuel supply lines, drug shipments disguised as fishing, and retail outlets.[1]
Off Huelva, officers intercepted a fishing boat near Isla Cristina carrying 70 bales of hashish and arrested its five crew, then found a second fishing boat near Ayamonte with a concealed double bottom holding 52 bales, arresting four more.[1]That phase alone yielded more than 4,800 kilos of hashish, and the nine crew were remanded in custody.[1]
Across the operation officers seized 30 boats, more than 42,000 litres of petrol in 1,693 jerrycans, and 110,000 euros in cash, and dismantled retail points in Isla Cristina, including one near schools and a telephone-order delivery service.[1]
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