The Guardia Civil dismantled a laboratory in La Llagosta, Barcelona, dedicated to making cannabis-derived products and selling them online.[1] The operation, called CBD-LAB, was carried out in September.[2] Two people were investigated for an alleged drug trafficking offence: the owner of the company and the chemical engineer responsible for the laboratory.[1] The owner ran the business from Thailand, while the chemical engineer headed the laboratory and handled the formulation and composition of the products as well as quality and safety testing.[2] Investigators estimate the company had been selling these substances since 2018.[2]

Officers inspected two industrial warehouses, one used for storing goods and preparing orders and the other holding production areas and laboratories where oils were extracted, cannabis resin was made and weighing, labelling and packing were carried out.[2] Officers seized 11.5 kilos of hashish, about 7 kilos of marijuana buds and more than 133 litres of cannabis oil.[2] The oil was held in 17,657 jars, and thousands of vaping products and refills were also seized.[2] The Guardia Civil put the estimated retail value of the substances identified as narcotics at more than 600,000 euros, a valuation that does not include the other products and materials immobilised.[2]

The investigation began in July 2025 after inspections at grow shops, stores specialising in cannabis cultivation, in Barcelona province.[2] Cookies and oils for animals containing cannabidiol, a compound of cannabis, from a La Llagosta company were found in some of those shops, leading to administrative action and further inquiries into the origin of the products.[2]