Joint operation of the Tax Agency and the Civil Guard

• The person in charge of monitoring and guarding the merchandise has been arrested
• Investigators had detected the previous unloading of drugs from a 'drug boat' to several all-terrain vehicles and activated a tracking device to locate the storage location of the merchandise.

November 10, 2021.- Customs Surveillance of the Tax Agency and the Civil Guard, in a joint operation, have seized 113 bales of hashish with a total weight of more than 3,500 kilos that were They were hidden inside a garage located in the Punta del Moral neighborhood in Ayamonte (Huelva).

The events took place within the framework of a control operation on the Huelva coast, carried out by Customs Surveillance officials and the OCON SUR unit of the Civil Guard, in anticipation of an increase in the number of smuggling vessels that could trying to introduce significant quantities of hashish onto the coast of Huelva.

The operation began when, through technical means of both bodies, the presence of a semi-rigid type boat was detected that unloaded a significant amount of packages to several all-terrain vehicles in the Canela channel area (Ayamonte).

At that moment, a tracking device was activated by ground units from both police forces, which made it possible to identify a garage, located in the area of the Punta del Moral neighborhood, where the previously stashed drugs could presumably be found hidden. Once the suspicious garage was located, it was opened, since the garage door was not completely closed, its interior being visible.

The moment the occupants of the building realized the police presence, they fled, jumping over the roof to another adjacent building, leaving only one person inside, who declared to the acting officers that he was the 'guard' or 'vigilante'. 'of the seized merchandise. The rest of the individuals fled without being able to arrest them.

Once the interior of the garage was inspected, it was possible to verify the existence of 113 bundles of burlap and raffia that contained nearly 3,600 kilos of hashish. Given these circumstances, the person in charge of monitoring and guarding the property was arrested as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of smuggling and against public health in its variant of drug trafficking.

The Court of First Instance and Instruction of Ayamonte, acting as guard, is aware of the facts investigated and ordered the arrest of the detained person.

Investigators continue with actions to try to identify the rest of the people involved in the drug stash, so new arrests are not ruled out in the coming days.