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2015 Report

Table 21. Main activities of the Customs Surveillance Service

TOPIC

COCAINE

“Coral I” fishing boat in international waters

1,437 Kg

Container in Valencia

1,400 Kg

Barajas airport (293 activities)

1,251 Kg

HASHISH

2 lorries in the port of Algeciras

47,890 Kg

“Just Reema” ship in international waters

14,764 Kg

“St Rita Terza” fishing boat in international waters

8,940 Kg

“Mirka” sailing ship in international waters

8,742 Kg

“Green Cedar” cargo boat in international waters

8,660 Kg

TOBACCO

Port of Barcelona. 6 containers

2,774,950 packets

Port of Algeciras. 6 containers

2,450,780 packets

Operation “Picado” in Granada

41,141 Kg loose

Operation “Palapo” in Córdoba

19,469 Kg loose

Traditional cigarette factory in Cáceres

5,000 Kg pic

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Operation “Renacer” in Algeciras. 11 Containers

17.6 M €

Operations “Testa” and “Tashken” in Málaga and Tarragona. Counterfeit shampoos

5.7 M €

Operation “Pentágono” in La Coruña

4.1 M €

OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TREASURY

Operation “Pompeya”. Tax and money laundering offences in brothels

224 M €

Operation “Cóndor”. VAT and Corporation Tax fraud

91.9 M €

Operation “Flash”. VAT fraud in the IT sector

44.8 M €

Operation “Blokpur”. Import of goods from China

40.1 M €

Operation “César”. Diversion of public fund

33 M €

Operation “Little Italy”. Special Taxes and VAT fraud

13.7 M €

MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENCE

Movements of capital to China in Madrid

46 M €

Operation “Pokemon”. Fraudulent award of public contracts.

22.1 M €

Operation “Poniente-Tarik”. Money laundering from tobacco smuggling

3.1 M €

OTHER KINDS OF SMUGGLING

Port of Valencia. Archaeological remains

27 units

Elvers in San Sebastian (SUMMON)

2,397 Kg

Frozen foods in Irún

1,247 tonnes

Anabolic steroids in Las Palmas

12,081 units.

Note: Many of operations take place over more than one fiscal year and the figure that appears in the chart refers to the total of the specific operation.