• Six arrests and seven house searches have been carried out.

September 20, 2025.- The Customs Surveillance Service in A Coruña, together with the National Police, has dismantled a criminal organization that distributed significant quantities of cocaine in the province of A Coruña.

Following information gathered through collaboration channels with the Arteixo Local Police, the Udyco-Coruña Narcotics Group launched Operation "Operation Roble" in collaboration with the SVA (Spanish Specialized Investigation Unit) in A Coruña. After several months of work, surveillance, ongoing monitoring, and other investigative methods, the operation has resulted in the dismantling of a complex criminal organization.

Thus, it was determined that the organization's main headquarters was located in the Coruña municipality of Arteixo, from where the cocaine was distributed to other nearby towns. This group laundered the money they obtained from drug trafficking in various ways, which required them to implement the complex task of placing it in the financial system and concealing its illicit origins.

Throughout the investigation, the leader of the organization was identified. He obtained supplies of the substance from other locations in Galicia and then distributed it from Arteixo to various clients in different locations. To this end, the main suspect had several collaborators who were also involved in distribution.

Once all the members of the network had been identified, seven house searches were carried out simultaneously in the early hours of September 17, supported by several specialized units (BMT and the Coruña Operational Unit from the SVA, and UIP, the Special Dog Handler Unit (GOES), from the National Police).

As a result of the operation, nearly 6 kilos of cocaine were seized, along with numerous doses prepared for sale, tools for cutting and preparing the drug, and numerous electronic devices.

In addition, €80,000 in cash and more than 100 betting slips used for money laundering were also seized, as well as several vehicles, numerous electronic devices, simulated weapons, and balaclavas.

Finally, six people were arrested in the towns of Arteixo and Fisterra. With this operation, this criminal group is dismantled.