Spanish Civil Guards Convicted in Morocco-Spain Drug Trafficking Ring

The civil guards were responsible for "ensuring security" during the drug unloading operations in Spain, reports Europa Press, which had access to the court’s decision. These agents were arrested at the end of an investigation conducted by the Internal Affairs Service (SAI) of the Civil Guard, who suspected cases of police corruption linked to criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking between Morocco and Spain.

To read: Civil Guard Officers Arrested in Spain-Morocco Drug Trafficking Scandal

The police officers helped various criminal organizations to unload drugs in Spain. They "reported the control devices of the services to the criminal groups to allow them to escape the Global External Surveillance System (SIVE)".