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Mossos Arrest German Truck Driver Wanted for Trafficking at Catalonia Logistics Hub

He remains in custody in Spain pending extradition under a European arrest warrant.

Overview

  • Officers detained the 64-year-old on 4 November at the CIM Vallès center in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda.
  • German authorities issued the warrant in August last year after a sentence exceeding five years for drug trafficking.
  • Investigators say he moved more than 250 kilograms of hashish and marijuana in 2020–2021, worth over €500,000.
  • Police report he hid the drugs in heavy goods vehicles while working for a Catalonia-based transport firm.
  • After limiting his routes to Spain to avoid detection, he was intercepted as he began a new haul and then remanded by a judge.