Overview
- Prosecutor Javier Redondo concluded the filing shows no indicia of drug trafficking, money laundering or criminal organization involving José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
- Hazte Oír’s complaint was described as conjectural and based on unfounded deductions without concrete facts or a defined role for the former prime minister.
- Judge Antonio Piña opened preliminary diligences last week as a procedural step and requested a competence report, which identified the Audiencia Nacional as the proper venue.
- The report notes Zapatero does not appear in U.S. documents and highlights that recent U.S. filings dropped explicit references to a so‑called Cartel de los Soles.
- The Fiscalía emphasized Spain’s close cooperation with U.S. authorities on drug cases and said any credible indication against Zapatero would have been formally communicated.