Mallorca drugs: Huge police operation on Wednesday

At the scene of one of the raids in Palma. | Miquel À. Cañellas

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporterPalma13/03/2024 09:09

Many Guardia Civil officers from the mainland, who arrived in Mallorca on Tuesday, took part in a major drugs operation that started at first light on Wednesday.

Over one hundred officers, including members of the elite GRS group, were involved in the operation.

Heavily armed and hooded police undertook raids in Palma and Marratxi. The Son Banya shanty town in Palma was among the targets.

Thirty people were arrested, and they included 'El Charly', president of the Balearic Federation of Gypsies, and his wife.

The operation was apparently the culmination of a long investigation into the activities of the Los Valencianos clan by the Guardia's judicial police. There was a simultaneous operation in Valencia.