Overview

• In Alicante, National Police arrested a 43-year-old who allegedly ran a home-based drug point that also served as a drop-off hub for stolen jewelry and electronics.
• Investigators report that many items stemmed from violent robberies and home break-ins by habitual drug users who exchanged them for substances or cash, with valuables resold locally or sent to Algeria and Morocco.
• The home search recovered numerous jewels, high-end phones, tablets and laptops, along with a jewelry tester and precision magnifier used to verify pieces.
• In Valencia, police broke up two retail points, detaining six men aged 25–35, with four under investigation for alleged membership of an organized criminal group; one apartment yielded €1,185, cannabis, ecstasy, hash, ‘pink cocaine’ and hallucinogenic mushrooms.
• A second Valencia case led to the arrest of two brothers and the seizure of 185 grams of cocaine, nearly 562 grams of marijuana, 22 grams of crystal, 17 grams of MDMA, two bottles of poppers, a revolver, 36 cartridges and €1,840, with all detainees placed at the disposal of judicial authorities.