Overview

• The Audiencia Nacional sentenced nine members of a trafficking ring to 10 years each and imposed €70 million in fines for moving more than 1.6 tonnes of cocaine through the ports of Marín and Valencia in 2019–2020.
• The court upheld the work of four undercover Guardia Civil agents as lawful, rejecting defense claims of provocation and privacy violations.
• Spanish customs and Guardia Civil seized about 262 kilos concealed in over 100 frozen‑fruit bidons from Colombia after a destruction request flagged by port controls, and a company administrator was remanded to preventive custody.
• Investigators discovered cocaine impregnated in silicone discs painted to resemble the drums’ base, a tactic designed to evade inspections.
• Argentine forces reported roughly 246 kilos seized in under 72 hours across multiple provinces, including 8.985 kilos carried on a Jujuy–Buenos Aires bus, while separate Spanish cases proceed with prison and possible deportation sought in A Coruña and a trial set in Pontevedra.