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Spain Seizes 20 Tons of Hashish as Police Arrest Fugitive Huelva Trafficker

Police point to a shift toward land convoys, citing expanded cooperation with Morocco.

Overview

  • Operación Radnor netted 20 tonnes of hashish concealed under boxes of green peppers in refrigerated trucks arriving from Tangier via the Port of Algeciras.
  • Police intercepted 12 tonnes on Oct. 21 at a property in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz) and eight tonnes on Oct. 24 at an industrial warehouse in Granada.
  • Twenty suspects were arrested and ordered into pretrial detention on charges of drug trafficking and membership of a criminal organization.
  • The investigation, conducted with Morocco’s DGSN, found drugs prepared for quick distribution and packaging designed to appeal to younger buyers.
  • Separately, Policía Nacional arrested in Almonte a Huelva trafficker who absconded during a prison permit, seizing significant cash and returning him to custody for breaching his sentence.