Speedboat landing foiled with 1,124 kg of hashish off Marbella
Spain's Civil Guard intercepted a speedboat 13 nautical miles off Marbella in the early hours of 10 September 2026 and seized 1,124 kg of hashish from a van waiting on the coast. Two men were arrested with the van and the boat's skipper was later held in Fuengirola.
The Civil Guard spotted a high-powered speedboat around 13 nautical miles off the
Costa del Sol in the early hours of Thursday 10 September 2026 and tracked it to a
Marbella beach, where its cargo was being loaded into a van.[1]Officers moved in
and found 26 bales of hashish in the van, each weighing around 40 kg, a haul of
1,124 kg in all.[1][2]Two men were arrested with the van, and the speedboat’s
skipper was later arrested in Fuengirola.[1]
The charges
All three are suspected of offences against public health, the legal classification
Spain applies to drug trafficking, as well as document forgery offences.[1]The
Civil Guard announced the seizure on 10 September and the arrests the same day.[1][2]
Case data
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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.
