A joint operation by the Tax Agency and the Guardia Civil

• Searches have been made in a rural farm and a cannabis association

• There are three detainees of Italian nationality who grew the plants on the property rented by one of them and later moved them to a cannabis club located in a tourist area.

• In the club itself they were in charge of producing various high-quality narcotic products, among them 'Drysift', a type of hashish for which they were known among foreign visitors to the area.

May 9, 2023.- Customs Surveillance of the Tax Agency and the Civil Guard, in a joint operation, have dismantled in Tenerife a criminal group dedicated to the cultivation and trafficking of various drugs, including them 'Drysift' hashish. As part of this operation, three people of Italian nationality have been arrested.

As a result of the tax inspection points carried out by the Customs Surveillance Operational Unit in Tenerife and the Fiscal Protection and Borders Section of the Civil Guard –Udaiff unit of Santa Cruz de Tenerife–, several shipments of various material for cultivation were detected. large-scale 'indoor' marijuana, including natural and chemical fertilizers, fertilizers, tubes, halogen lamps and gloves.

For this reason, within the framework of operation 'Drysift', the authors of said shipments were located and identified. The investigations led the investigators to a perfectly organized group of individuals of Italian origin who owned a marijuana cultivation structure on a farm in the south of Tenerife.

This farm was used by one of the detainees to carry out large-scale production, taking care of the cultivation and care of the plants, to later transport the marijuana to the cannabis club owned by another member of the organization.

It was in this club where, after different techniques, such as washing and dry sifting of the marijuana, the base material was extracted to press it and generate the high-quality substance, known among consumers as 'Drysift', which was later sold by the third detainee, who attended the premises.

Entries and records

The investigators, after suspecting illegal activity, carried out entries and searches on April 20 both at the farm where the substances were grown and at the club where they were treated and marketed.

Following these searches, the active drug sales point was dismantled, seizing 497 marijuana plants, 7,581 grams of packaged marijuana, 108 grams of hashish, 360 milliliters of hashish cream and 72 units of manufactured cigarettes. The intervened items include halogen lamps and LED spotlights, instruments for mixing, drying and pressing, extractors, computers and mobile phones of the organization.

The point of sale was covered under an alleged cannabis association that, in reality, had been established as an active point for the sale and consumption of high-quality drugs, which produce stronger and more persistent effects among consumers than those usually marketed in this type. of premises.

The narcotic substances were grown, processed and marketed by the organization, which had created a complete production and sales chain.

The detainees were transferred to the offices of the Fiscal and Border Section of the Civil Guard in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where proceedings were carried out, and on the morning of April 21 they were placed at judicial disposal in the Investigative Court on guard duty. from Granadilla de Abona.