large-scale cannabis smuggling gang based in Adra has been broken up in a joint operation

450 kilos of cannabis have been recovered

Photo - Interior Ministry

 

A large-scale cannabis smuggling gang based in Adra has been broken up in a joint operation by the National Police, Civil Guard and the Agencia Tributaria Tax Authority.

They used leisure boats to unload cargos of drugs out at sea from vessels sent over from Morocco, and then brought the cargo into port along the Almería coast. The final destination of the drugs is thought to have been Central Europe.

The group had been under observation for some time, and the Interior Ministry said in a press release on Monday that six gang members were arrested 10 days ago after one of their fleet of boats was intercepted after returning from collecting a new cargo. Four of the gang were caught in the act unloading 450 kilos of cannabis into a stolen van on a beach in Albuñol, Granada province.

Two other suspects were also later arrested.