Overview
- Authorities say the network smuggled methamphetamine into Europe by concealing it in marble shipments imported from Mexico under a legitimate business cover.
- Key detainees include a marble-company owner, an alleged transport chief who coordinated routes between Dubai and Mexico, and a Cártel de Sinaloa member found hiding in Madrid.
- Searches in Tenerife, Madrid, Valencia, Alicante and Málaga recovered close to €3 million in cash, luxury watches, mobile phones, geolocation devices and ammunition.
- The investigation, Operación Saga, previously netted a 1,800‑kilogram meth seizure in May 2024 and a July 2024 interception of 40 kilograms hidden in a marble statue bound for Tenerife.
- In a parallel action, police intercepted a 38‑kilogram marijuana shipment to Finland and detained the recipient with help from Finnish authorities, and three suspects have since been remanded to prison.