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Spanish Police Dismantle Major Indoor Cannabis Networks in Murcia, Córdoba and Basque Country

Authorities relied on community intelligence with utility data to expose hydroponic plantations concealed in industrial and residential properties.

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La Guardia Civil en su registro de las plantaciones de marihuana

Overview

  • Policía Nacional in Murcia raided three warehouses in Alcantarilla, Molina de Segura and Librilla, seizing nearly 4,400 plants and arresting four men on public health and electricity fraud charges.
  • Guardia Civil’s Equipos Roca in Córdoba dismantled three indoor grows in Bujalance and Montoro, confiscating 745 plants and detaining three suspects for drug trafficking and illicit power hookups.
  • Ertzaintza officers in Urduliz uncovered a 967-plant operation in a rural industrial shed, arresting two men and charging the landlord for illegal grid connections.
  • Investigators across all regions seized advanced hydroponic lighting, ventilation and odor-masking systems that criminal groups used to evade detection.
  • Joint operations by national police, Guardia Civil, Ertzaintza and Endesa technicians have intensified since April to disrupt remote, large-scale cannabis cultivation networks.