11 tonnes of hashish seized in melon and furniture shipments in Málaga
Spain's National Police announced on 30 September 2025 the seizure of more than 11 tonnes of hashish in two operations around Málaga, carried out with Morocco's DGSN: 9.3 tonnes hidden among melon pallets and 1,825 kg inside a furniture van. Ten suspects were arrested across the two interceptions.
Spain’s National Police announced on Tuesday 30 September 2025 that it had seized more
than 11 tonnes of hashish in two operations in Málaga and Algeciras, conducted in
coordination with Morocco’s General Directorate for National Security (DGSN).[1][2]
On 5 September officers intercepted a van that had arrived at the port of Tangier and
continued to Málaga, finding 1,825 kilogrammes of hashish concealed inside furniture
and hidden floor compartments.[1][2]Four suspects were arrested, and officers also
seized cash, four vehicles and eight mobile phones.[1][2]
On 10 September investigators tracked a refrigerated lorry that had disembarked at
Algeciras the day before to Málaga, where they found 9.3 tonnes of hashish hidden
among pallets of melons.[1][2]The lorry, its trailer and two escort vehicles used as
lookouts were seized, and six people were arrested.[1][2]
The investigations, which began after intelligence exchanges between the Moroccan DGSN
and Spanish police, were overseen by the National Court’s anti-drugs prosecutor and the
Campo de Gibraltar courts.[1][2]
Photos and video
Officers open a melon crate to reveal hashish bundles, in footage released by Spanish police and Morocco's DGSN.Photo details
One account describes the furniture-van interception as unrelated to the melon-truck case, while the other presents both as dismantling one criminal organisation.
The seized cash is given as 14,000 euros in one account and over 15,000 US dollars in the other.
Whether the ten arrested suspects were charged or remanded was not reported beyond pre-trial detention for the organisation's members.
Guardia Civil officers in Segovia dismantled a clandestine marijuana plantation hidden in a greenhouse near El Espinar after neighbours reported a strong smell of cannabis. Two local residents were placed under investigation for alleged drug-trafficking cultivation, and officers seized 8.05 kg of plant material.
The Guardia Civil investigated a man in Aguilar de la Frontera, Córdoba, after a neighbour reported being threatened with a short firearm; he handed over an air pistol. Officers then found eight cannabis plants, about 1.60 metres tall, grown inside his home, with buds weighing 920 grams, and put the file before a court.
Guardia Civil officers intercepted a parcel holding 15.9 kilos of hashish resin at a transport company near Asturias airport, then arrested the 37-year-old Seville man who flew in to collect it in a simulated delivery. A judge sent him to prison on 6 November 2026.
Mossos d'Esquadra found a fully equipped forest camp in Figuerola del Camp holding more than 1,000 kilos of marijuana buds ready for sale. No arrests were reported and the investigation to identify those behind the site remains open.
