Five Britons arrested as hashish operation broken up in Murcia

A 42 year old woman, named with the intials J.L.W. was among those arrested.

A joint operation from the National Police in Spain and the SOCA Organised Crime Agency from the U.K. has resulted in the arrest of five Britons who had been sending hashish to Britain hidden in air conditioning equipment.

The gang had a warehouse in Balsicas, Murcia, and so far only the initials of the 42 year old woman detained have been released – J.L.W. She was the first to be arrested in the swoop which recovered 300 kilos of the drug, and which comes as the police considered the group were about to send a new consignment of drugs to the U.K.

Investigations indicate that there could be other warehouses in the province of Murcia used by the group. Two vehicles have also been impounded in the operation.