Spanish Police Bust Major Moroccan Hashish Smuggling Ring in Multi-Province Raid

7 October 2021 – byPrince@Bladi · 1 min read

The Civil Guard has launched a large-scale operation to dismantle a Moroccan hashish trafficking network called "operation Limoneros". In this context, 400 agents were deployed on Monday in the provinces of Seville, Huelva, Cáceres, Badajoz, Toledo and Murcia.

The operation made it possible to dismantle a criminal organization that has introduced large quantities of hashish by air and sea into Spain. The traffickers transported the hashish from Morocco in helicopters and planes, which they then distributed in Spain and other European countries, reports NIUS. In total, 24 people were arrested and documents and computer equipment were seized.

To read: Spanish Police Bust Major Moroccan Hashish Ring, Seize 6 Tons of Drugs

The command posts of Seville, Huelva, Cáceres, Badajoz, Toledo and Murcia, as well as the Coordination Body against Drug Trafficking (OCON Sur), the Regional Center for Analysis and Intelligence against Drug Trafficking (CRAIN), the Rapid Action Group (GAR), the Reserve and Security Group (GRS) and the Air Service participated in this operation.