Operation of the Tax Agency

• In the operation, carried out at dawn on February 23 by the Customs Surveillance patrol boat 'Colimbo IV', the drug traffickers were discovered 'red-handed' stashing hashish on the beach
• After the stash, an SUV fled loaded with drugs and was chased and intercepted by Customs Surveillance vehicles.
• 25 bales of approximately 35 kilograms of hashish each have been seized and the driver of the vehicle has been arrested

March 2, 2023.- Customs Surveillance Officials of the Tax Agency in Ibiza, within the framework of a maritime surveillance operation, seized 875 kilos of hashish in the early hours of last March 23 February, after discovering a stash made by a semi-rigid boat in Cala Xuclar (Ibiza).

The operation began when the patrol boat 'Colimbo IV' was carrying out nighttime coastal surveillance. At that time, a group of people with a high-powered SUV were detected in Cala Xuclar.

Given the signs that indicated the existence of a stash of narcotics on the beach, the members of the patrol boat crew requested support from all Customs Surveillance units, which immediately went to the scene.

With the drugs already stored on the beach, the investigators tried to stop the vehicle suspected of having collected the drugs, which left the area and fled at high speed.

The vehicle, a large SUV, was followed by investigators. Finally, after a chase, the Customs Surveillance officers managed to intercept the vehicle and discovered that it was loaded with 25 bales of approximately 35 kilos of hashish each. At that time, its driver was arrested for drug trafficking and 875 kilos of drugs were seized.

The semi-rigid boat that carried the shipment could not be intercepted after fleeing the beach.

Investigations remain open, with new arrests expected.