Three people were arrested when Spain’s National Police and the Customs Surveillance Service (Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera) dismantled a drug sales point operating under the appearance of a cannabis association in central Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.[1][2][3][4][5] Officers carried out two searches in the city on 21 October 2026.[1][3][4][5][6] Police alleged that the premises were being used as a point of sale and distribution of drugs.[1][2][3] The searches turned up 437 grams of marijuana and 1,126 grams of hashish, part of it already prepared for sale.[1][2][3][4][5][6] In total, officers seized 1,563 grams, more than a kilo and a half.[1] They also found more than €5,600 in cash.[1][3][4][5][6]

At the investigators’ request, the establishment was placed under judicial seal, ending the activity carried out inside.[1][2][3][5][6] The three detainees were handed over to the competent court.[1][2][3][5][6] The investigation, named Operación Quito, began in the summer after the Customs Surveillance Service learned of possible sales of marijuana, hashish and other cannabis derivatives at the premises.[1][3][4][5][6] Neighbours had complained about the constant stream of people arriving to buy drugs.[7][2][3][4][5][6] The National Police said citizen cooperation is essential to detecting and fighting drug trafficking.[1]

Group III of the National Police’s drugs and organised crime unit (UDYCO), part of the provincial judicial police brigade, and Customs Surveillance officers ran the joint inquiry, and investigators also examined the economic activity linked to the premises.[2][5]