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Judge Presents 44 Suspects in Valencia Port Cocaine Case as Secrecy Lifted

Investigators tie the network to 3,589 kilos of cocaine since 2024 using port insiders to move shipments.

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Detenciones y registros en O Salnés (Pontevedra) vinculados con el alijo de 3.500 kilos
Un agente de la Policía Nacional, en imagen de archivo

Overview

  • A total of 46 people have been arrested in Operación Spider, with 44 brought before Valencia’s Juzgado de Instrucción nº15 in groups after the case file was opened.
  • Magistrate Vicente Ríos Segarra lifted the secrecy order and extended detention by 24 hours so defense teams can review extensive case records.
  • Police attribute at least 3,589 kilos of cocaine to the network since April 2024, linked to seven seizures including 549 kilos on April 19 and 200 kilos on May 4.
  • The alleged scheme embedded stevedores, customs personnel, union figures, transporters and Guardia Civil captain Jesús Fernández Bolaño, who has been in provisional detention since December 2024.
  • Investigators report interrelated trafficking groups with international ties, including a Balkan cartel, and note at least one shipment was partly extracted before a container was officially located.