Joint operation of the Tax Agency and Civil Guard

• The passenger from a flight from Amsterdam (Holland) hid the drug inside his body

• He had ingested 132 'acorns' of heroin, which posed a great risk to his health

May 23, 2022.- Officials from the Customs Surveillance Service of the Risk Analysis Unit of the Tax Agency together with civil guards from the Analysis and Fiscal Office of the Bilbao airport, 1,520 grams of heroin hidden inside the body of a passenger from Amsterdam have been found.

The Customs Surveillance Service and the agents of the ODAIFI , within the framework of the State's Fiscal Protection powers under the functional dependency of the Regional Customs Unit and II . EE. of the Basque Country, carry out, among other actions, daily inspections of passengers and luggage according to preventive risk criteria at the Bilbao airport.

During a tax inspection of luggage on the flight from Amsterdam to end-use Bilbao, the agents observed a certain nervousness in a passenger, so they asked him the usual questions about origin, to which the traveler responded with disjointed answers, revealing Finally, he carried a large amount of 'drug balls' inside his body.

He was immediately transferred to the Basurto University Hospital in order to perform the corresponding medical tests to safeguard his physical integrity and determine the amount of 'acorns' he was carrying in his stomach.

The radiological inspection and subsequent scan confirmed that inside his abdomen he was carrying a large number of foreign bodies, so he was immediately admitted for observation and custody.

When the radiological examination was positive, the individual was arrested for an alleged crime of drug trafficking, being guarded by agents from both organizations at the Basurto hospital until the 'acorns' were completely evacuated.

Once the detainee expelled all the 'balls', the agents counted a total of 132 'acorns', which yielded a total weight of 1,520 grams. After performing the narco test, the substance in the acorns tested positive for heroin.

After being discharged from the hospital by medical personnel, the detainee, along with the proceedings, were handed over to the Investigative Court No. 7 of Bilbao, which is following the case.