Rabat – The Spanish Civil Guard has brought down a drug trafficking network that moved hashish and cocaine across borders with remarkable coordination and scale.
Based in the Andalusian provinces of Almería and Granada, the group maintained ties with Moroccan suppliers and ran a well-organized system capable of avoiding law enforcement controls.
Five people now face arrest after a months-long investigation led by police units from Catalonia and Almería.
The operation, launched in February 2024, unfolded with support from the regional center for anti-drug intelligence in Andalusia.
Officers described a criminal structure that ran more like a business than a street operation.
The network used modified trucks, rented industrial warehouses, and mapped out routes in advance to keep drugs moving without detection. In some cases, hashish and cocaine traveled in secret compartments inside fuel tanks.
On March 11, police moved in on key sites across Almería. They searched ten properties, including a greenhouse, and seized over 260 kilograms of hashish.
Officers also recovered more than €11,000 in cash, ammunition, a blank-firing pistol, electronic gear, and documents believed to shed light on the group’s operations.
The Civil Guard pointed to the group’s connection with Moroccan trafficking circles, describing the collaboration as central to its supply chain. Despite increasingly complex concealment methods, investigators were able to trace the network’s movements and dismantle its core.
The case reflects growing concerns in Spain over the role of international partnerships in fueling drug trade activity along the southern coast.
Recently, the Spanish Civil Guard has also found and sealed an industrial warehouse in Ceuta where a tunnel allegedly built for drug smuggling from Morocco.
Civil Guard sources reported that the tunnel measures 12 meters deep and at least 50 meters in length, with several galleries in Spanish territory.