• The plantation was located in a large warehouse, with an area of more than 600 square meters and two floors, where a complex facility for the cultivation of marijuana was located.
• Four individuals of Spanish nationality arrested as alleged perpetrators of crimes of smuggling and fraud of electrical fluid

July 21, 2023.- Customs Surveillance Officials of the Tax Agency belonging to the Cádiz Operational Unit, have completed the operation called 'Operation Vaqueriza' against the cultivation of marijuana, which has resulted in the dismantling of a macro plantation in Jerez de la Frontera.

The investigation began at the beginning of this year, when Customs Surveillance agents of Cádiz detected an alleged marijuana plantation inside a goat livestock farm, located in the district of San Isidro de Guadalete, belonging to the municipality of Jerez de la Frontera. .

Given these indications, the necessary investigations were initiated to identify the people who accessed the exploitation, resulting in several of them having a history of smuggling and against public health for being related to other 'indoor' marijuana plantations.

On the other hand, through the electricity supply company it was learned that the farm lacked a supply contract and that consumption was very high, so everything indicated the existence of a large marijuana plantation.

Once the alleged perpetrators were identified, the Jerez de la Frontera guard court ordered the entry and registration of the aforementioned livestock farm, which was carried out on July 6.

After accessing its interior, Customs Surveillance investigators from the Cádiz and Jerez de la Frontera Units found a large warehouse, with an area of more than 600 square meters and two floors, where they located a complex facility intended for the cultivation of marijuana, with lights, fans, filters, air extraction machines, transformers, drying room, vacuum packaging machines and other devices.

In total, 3,200 marijuana plants and more than 70 kilos of buds have been seized, and four individuals of Spanish nationality have been arrested as alleged perpetrators of a crime of smuggling and against public health and another of electricity fraud. .

Likewise, at the time of the entry and search, a fifth individual who was inside the ship managed to escape.

Both the detainees and the seized goods have been placed at the disposal of the Jerez de la Frontera Guard Court.

The investigation remains open by Customs Surveillance investigators in order to fully clarify the facts and locate the fifth individual who managed to escape, so it is not ruled out that more arrests will occur in the coming days. .