Joint operation of the Tax Agency and Civil Guard

• Four people were arrested and two boats were seized, as well as a van, an all-terrain vehicle and a trailer.
• As part of the second action, the drug traffickers tried to flee in a van loaded with drugs, ramming the police vehicles, which caused a chase until they were intercepted.

May 13, 2022.- The Tax Agency and the Civil Guard have prevented the introduction into Spain of almost four tons of hashish, in two consecutive operations with a difference of less than 24 hours. Within the framework of these actions, four people have been arrested and two boats, an all-terrain vehicle, a trailer and a van have been seized, with which the drug traffickers tried to flee by ramming the police vehicles.

The events took place in the early morning of May 1. Initially, Customs Surveillance officials of the Tax Agency and OCON Sur agents of the Civil Guard, through the control means of both institutions, located a semi-rigid pneumatic type boat that was transferring bales to two boats in an area near the pipe. Cinnamon in Ayamonte (Huelva).

Once the loading was completed, the boats headed to the area where they intended to unload, followed by the acting forces. Finally, when trying to flee, the boats were intercepted and the three crew members of the boats were arrested. In this action, 63 burlap bales containing hashish were seized.

A few hours later, another semi-rigid inflatable boat was located, this time heading to the capital of Huelva, where a control device was established that made it possible to detect the unloading on the Espigón beach and the subsequent loading of the drugs into a van and a trailer.

In the presence of the agents, the loaded van rammed the police vehicles and began to flee through the streets of the city, which led to a chase in which members of the Local Police and agents of the National Police participated, which ended with the interception of the van.

In this second action, a person was arrested and both the van, which was loaded with packages of hashish, as well as a trailer also loaded with bales and an all-terrain vehicle were seized. In this operation, a total of 61 bales of hashish were seized.

The Courts of First Instance and Instruction of Ayamonte, acting as guard, and of Huelva, are aware of the facts investigated, and they decreed the imprisonment of the detained persons.