Four arrests in Mallorca in national police drugs operation

In Palma, the operation was directed at a cocaine adulteration and cutting laboratory

More than a kilogram of cocaine was seized as well as some 40,000 euros in Palma. | Policia nacional

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporterPalma07/04/2021 15:54

A National Police drugs operation has led to the arrest of four people in Palma and 29 in all; the other arrests have been in Alicante, Barcelona and Ciudad Real.

A Spanish-Bulgarian criminal gang had been transporting large quantities of marijuana and hashish to Hannover and Hamburg. It had acquired a truck tractor for this purpose, while a front company had been set up for the transport of declared cargo, mainly fruit and vegetables, from Spain to Germany. The gang had people in charge of different aspects of drugs production and distribution, including large marijuana plantations and warehouses. The latter, in Valencia, had 24-hour security.

"Operación Dátil" (Operation Date) involved various raids and the seizure of 100 kilograms of prepared and packaged marijuana buds, 4,727 marijuana plants, three high-end vehicles, and the truck.

At the end of last year, 20 kilos of hashish and some 100,000 euros cash were seized in Altea, Alicante. One of those under investigation was detained at Barcelona-El Prat Airport. He was carrying 1,800 grams of hashish.

In Palma, the operation was directed at a cocaine adulteration and cutting laboratory. More than a kilogram of cocaine was seized as well as some 40,000 euros.