Man arrested in Telde with 47.9 g hashish and 15.6 g marijuana
Spain's National Police arrested a 30-year-old man accused of selling drugs in the El Calero neighbourhood of Telde, Gran Canaria, after neighbours reported him. A search of his home on 30 October 2026 found 47.90 grams of hashish pollen and 15.60 grams of marijuana, along with cocaine, 260 euros in cash and jewellery.
Spain’s National Police arrested a 30-year-old man accused of running a
small-scale drug sales point in the El Calero neighbourhood of Telde, Gran
Canaria, after neighbours reported the activity.[1]The arrest was made on 30
October 2026, after several months of surveillance and tailing during which
officers watched apparent exchanges of drugs for money.[1]The investigation
ran for several months and included numerous surveillance operations and
tailings, during which officers observed apparent exchanges of drugs for money.[1]
In a search of the man’s home, officers seized47.90 grams of hashish pollen and
15.60 grams of marijuana, alongside cocaine.[1]Police also took 260 euros in
cash, three high-end watches and numerous pieces of jewellery.[1]
The Canary Islands police command said residents had alerted officers to a man
possibly distributing and selling small quantities of drugs in the area.[1]During the investigation, officers stopped several buyers and seized drugs from
them, which police said corroborated the evidence.[1]
The suspect had previous police records, including two earlier arrests in
connection with drug trafficking.[1]He was handed over to the courts as the
alleged perpetrator of a crime against public health.[2]Telde Actualidad
named the case Operación Fear and said it was run by the drug unit of the
judicial police brigade at the Telde police station.[2]
Photos and video
Police photo published with the report, captioned as the man arrested in Telde accused of selling cocaine, hashish and marijuana. Photo: Policía Nacional.Photo details
No street value for the hashish or marijuana was published.
The body of the Atlántico Hoy article describes 15.60 grams of marijuana, while its lead mentions cocaine, hashish and marijuana without separating the amounts.
Telde Actualidad gives the operation name Operación Fear and the police unit; Atlántico Hoy does not, and neither names the suspect.
Whether the man was charged in court or what a judge decided after he was handed over is not known.
The Guardia Civil, working with San Pedro del Pinatar's local police, arrested six people and shut a retail drug sales point in Lo Pagán, a coastal district of San Pedro del Pinatar in Murcia. A search of the house near Villananitos beach found quantities of hashish alongside cocaine, heroin and MDA, and officers also seized cash, scales and bladed weapons.
Guardia Civil officers arrested 12 people at the Port of Ceuta on 10 November 2026 after sniffer dogs detected they had ingested hashish pellets before attempting to board a ferry to Algeciras. All 12 suspects were taken to the Hospital Universitario de Ceuta, where X-ray scans confirmed the presence of ingested drugs in their bodies.
National Police detained two people in Linares, Jaen, dismantling two marijuana plantations and seizing 575 plants. The action was Operation Jaroco, with two home searches led by the local drugs group.
Spain's National Police detained two men in Astorga after a road check and a court-authorised house search, and located a flat used as a drug storehouse. Officers seized about 350 grams of drugs in all, including hashish and marijuana alongside cocaine.
