The Tax Agency and the Civil Guard stopped two hashish landings on the Huelva coast within 24 hours around 1 May 2022, seizing a total of 124 sacks of hashish, nearly four tonnes, and arresting four people.[1]
In the first operation, in the early hours of 1 May, officers watched a semi-rigid inflatable boat transfer bales to two small boats near Cano Canela in Ayamonte and intercepted the small boats as they headed to unload, arresting three crew members and seizing 63 sacks.[1]
A few hours later, officers tracked another inflatable boat heading for Huelva city, followed its unloading on Espigon beach and its loading onto a van and a trailer.[1] When officers moved in, the loaded van rammed police vehicles and fled through the city streets before officers from the Local and National Police stopped it; one person was arrested and 61 sacks were seized with the van, the trailer and an off-road vehicle.[1] The courts in Ayamonte and Huelva ordered the four arrested people held in custody.[1]
