• The operation resulted in one person being arrested on charges of drug trafficking.

• The drug seizure occurred when customs surveillance officers intercepted a van on the EX 300 highway near the town of Solana de Barros.

October 9, 2026. Customs Surveillance officials from the Tax Agency in Badajoz have seized 827 kilos of cocaine and arrested one person, accused of drug trafficking. This is the largest seizure made in Extremadura to date.

The operation took place on October 5th, when members of the Badajoz Customs Surveillance Operational Unit intercepted a suspicious van traveling on the EX 300 road near the town of Solana de los Barros in Badajoz province. Once the vehicle was stopped, the investigators searched the interior and discovered a false bottom where a large quantity of cocaine tablets were hidden.

At that moment the drugs were seized, and after counting, a final amount of 827.5 kilos of cocaine was determined, with an estimated value on the illicit market of more than 50 million euros.

This is the largest cocaine seizure made in Extremadura to date.
The detainee, along with the proceedings carried out, has been placed at the disposal of the Court of First Instance, Section of Instruction, Plaza No. 3 of Almendralejo, which has ordered his imprisonment.