Moroccan Man Files Complaint Against Spanish State
Arrested with white powder, a Moroccan man spent nearly six months in provisional detention in Spain. Tests ultimately proved that the alleged amphetamine was nothing but baking soda, confirming his version of events.
The case began on October 18, 2025 on the island of Gran Canaria. During a police operation, a 39-year-old man of Moroccan origin was intercepted with 113 grams of white powder in his possession. Despite his immediate denials, an initial rapid test reacted positively to amphetamine. Faced with this result and the suspect’s profile, a Moroccan national in irregular situation, working as a mason and already convicted for drug trafficking in 2017, the court ordered his immediate placement in provisional detention.
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This incarceration would drag on for 180 days, pending more thorough toxicological analysis. As revealed by Canarias7, the official laboratory report ultimately concluded there was no "any controlled substance."
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It was indeed baking soda, just as the defendant had claimed from day one. The magistrate therefore ordered his release in mid-April, determining that there were no longer "sufficient grounds" to keep him behind bars. The Moroccan citizen’s lawyer now plans to seek compensation from the Spanish State for this serious error.
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