Gypsies president arrested in huge drugs operation in Mallorca

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.