Overview

• Operation Sanitatem culminated on September 23 with 11 simultaneous searches across Rivas‑Vaciamadrid, Estremera, San Martín de la Vega, Fuentidueña del Tajo and Illana after a months‑long investigation that began in late 2024.
• Agents seized 1,085 cannabis plants, cocaine, heroin, MDMA, marijuana and hashish, along with €15,930 in cash, six handguns, two shotguns, two replica firearms, a pellet gun and 513 cartridges.
• Investigators say the alleged family network used minors to transport drugs and maintained illicit firearms, elevating the risks during trafficking runs.
• The ten detainees were placed before judicial authorities on suspected crimes including drug trafficking, illegal arms possession, electricity fraud, money‑laundering and membership of a criminal group.
• In Operation Luck in Totana (Región de Murcia), the Guardia Civil arrested two residents and dismantled two indoor greenhouses with over 700 marijuana plants, seizing sophisticated lighting, heating, irrigation and ventilation systems and confirming large‑scale electricity theft.