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Spain Intensifies Anti-Drug Push: Valencia Heroin Ring Broken Up as Police Seize Major Hashish Loads

Coordinated operations across multiple provinces produced arrests, sizable drug seizures, and court-ordered custody for key suspects.

Overview

  • Police in Valencia dismantled a mid-scale heroin distribution network after seven searches, arresting 12 suspects and seizing about 800 grams of heroin, 250 grams of cocaine, nearly 7 kilograms of marijuana, cash, and weapons, with the alleged ringleader sent to prison.
  • In Granada, officers intercepted a car carrying more than 325 kilograms of hashish on September 30, detained a 47-year-old driver, and secured a judicial order for his imprisonment.
  • La Guardia Civil in Segovia found 41 kilograms of hashish in a van stopped on the AP-6 near Navas de San Antonio, arrested a 54-year-old driver, and obtained his pretrial detention.
  • Eight people were detained in Molina de Segura in connection with two drug ‘rip-offs’ that involved firearms and left two people with gunshot wounds, with all suspects now before judicial authorities.
  • Guardia Civil investigators probing organized property crime arrested a 30-year-old woman over the theft of a tractor unit and a semitrailer loaded with cooking oil, released her with precautionary measures, and continue searching for an identified accomplice.