Joint operation of the Tax Agency and Civil Guard

• More than 15 kilos of cocaine have been seized

May 20, 2022.- Customs Surveillance Officials of the Tax Agency and agents of the Civil Guard belonging to the Fiscal Protection and Borders Section of the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, while carrying out At a tax verification point in the port area, they proceeded to identify a person who arrived on the island from the island of Gran Canaria with a truck-type vehicle, belonging to a construction and renovation company.

A Civil Guard canine agent also participated at the checkpoint, detecting the presence of narcotic substances in the vehicle. After failing to locate the drugs, the agents take them to the non-intrusive Inspection Center, which is located in the same port area, where a Tax Agency scanner detects the presence of some packages in the truck, which are He performs a reactive test, returning positive for cocaine.

The detainee, along with the proceedings carried out, has been brought to judicial custody in the Investigative Court on duty.