Overview

• In Elda, Policía Nacional officers raided two family homes, seizing four indoor grows with 327 plants and arresting four suspects aged 26 to 33 on charges of drug trafficking, electricity fraud and belonging to a criminal group.
• Guardia Civil agents in Totana uncovered an industrial warehouse farm with over 2,000 marijuana plants and sophisticated lighting, heating, irrigation and ventilation equipment, detaining two local residents for cultivation and power theft.
• Investigations in both locations were triggered by neighbor complaints of persistent odors and noise, supported by utility company reports confirming illegal connections to the electrical grid.
• Authorities confiscated hydroponic gear including luminaires, extractors and transformers designed for rapid plant growth and capable of sustaining annual yields of several thousand cannabis plants.
• Coordinated operations by Policía Nacional and Guardia Civil highlight the impact of community tips and inter-agency cooperation in dismantling Spain’s organized cannabis cultivation networks.