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More than 2,600 kilos of hashish seized in Huelva in two operations against drug trafficking

Joint operations of the Tax Agency and the Civil Guard

  • Two people have been arrested and two others have been identified and 16 vehicles and two weapons have been seized.
  • The operations, carried out by sea and land, are the result of the intensification of work against smuggling and drug trafficking

June 5, 2023.- The Customs Surveillance Service of the Tax Agency and the Civil Guard have seized more than 2,600 kilos of hashish in two operations carried out in the province of Huelva. Within the framework of both operations, two people have been arrested, as well as the seizure of 16 vehicles and two weapons.

The first operation began on April 19 with the detection by the Integrated External Surveillance System (SIVE) of a semi-rigid boat, known as 'narcolanchas', entering the mouth of the Carreras River, in the province of Huelva.

A sports boat was attached to this 'narco-boat', which received the cargo from the semi-rigid boat and transported the merchandise to land for later transport in a van. At all times, the operation was monitored by agents, who intervened when the merchandise was already in a 'daycare' located on a farm near the marshes in the district of Pozo del Camino.

In this property, the narcotic substance was seized, which yielded a weight of 1,353 kilos, as well as two ammunition weapons, 16 vehicles and various documentation. After the intervention of the narcotic substance, investigators have identified two people

Second big bust

The second operation took place on May 24, when investigators detected the presence of a van suspected of transporting narcotic substances. Given this circumstance, the vehicle was stopped, whose driver ignored the instructions and fled.

After a chase through the Punta del Moral neighborhood in Ayamonte (Huelva), the drug traffickers were forced to abandon the vehicle and its cargo and flee across the countryside through the marsh area of the town.

The result of this second operation has resulted in the seizure of 39 bales of hashish resin with a total weight of 1,300 kilos, and the arrest of two people for a crime of smuggling and against public health. The investigation remains open, so new arrests are not ruled out in the coming days.

Both cases are heard by the Court of First Instance and Instruction number 5 of the Huelva town of Ayamonte, which coordinates the judicial proceedings together with the Special Anti-Drug Prosecutor's Office of Huelva.

These interventions are the result of the intensification of work against smuggling and drug trafficking carried out by Customs Surveillance officials of the Tax Agency and agents of the Civil Guard on the Huelva coast.

Filming of operation (to download the video you must enter the following web address):

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