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Drug trafficking operations in the Canary Islands

Overview

Law enforcement authorities in the Canary Islands have conducted major operations targeting international drug trafficking routes.

In late August, Spanish National Police dismantled a heroin trafficking route and intercepted 21 kilograms of the substance in Gran Canaria. The operation, which authorities noted as the largest heroin seizure in Spain for 2026, led to the arrest of four individuals. The suspects had reportedly used separate travel arrangements to evade detection while attempting to move the drugs to mainland Spain. Additionally, police dismantled a distribution point in Maspalomas, seizing various substances including cocaine and ecstasy.

By early September, the Guardia Civil intercepted a large-scale cocaine shipment approximately 70 nautical miles south of Gran Canaria. Authorities seized 3,360 kilograms of cocaine, organized into 139 bundles, from a high-powered vessel known as a ‘narcolancha’. During the interception, the vessel attempted to flee, resulting in a collision with a patrol boat. Five armed crew members were arrested, and officers recovered an assault rifle and a light machine gun on board, which were reportedly intended for defending the shipment against other criminal groups.

Entities

Gran Canaria · Ecuadorian National Police · Tunuyán · Fuerteventura · Canarias

Timeline

  1. 7 days ago

    [CRIME] 12 sources
    Law enforcement seizes tons of cocaine in multi-region narcotics operations

    Major narcotics operations in Ecuador, Spain, and Argentina have led to the seizure of several tons of cocaine and multiple arrests, including a high-speed interception of an armed narcolancha near Gran Canaria

  2. 11 days ago

    [CRIME] 18 sources
    Canary Islands police dismantle international heroin trafficking route

    Spanish police dismantled an international heroin trafficking route in the Canary Islands, seizing 21kg of the drug and arresting four people in Gran Canaria. A separate raid also closed a drug den in Maspalmas

Sources

atlanticohoy.com · contextohn.com · deultimominuto.net · diariodeavisos.com · diariodeavisos.elespanol.com · diarioellibertador.com.ar · elchaplon.com · elciudadano.com.bo · elmonterizo.com · eluniverso.com · extra.ec · lacronicabadajoz.com · lagacetacienagaonline.com · lagacetaonline.com.ar · lancelotdigital.com · lanocion.es · lapatilla.com · larazon.es · lateja.cr · lavozdigital.es · levante-emv.com · liberaldecastilla.com · masquealba.com · moncloa.com · noticiasdemalaga.es · ocio.diariodemallorca.es · patrullaradial.blogspot.com · sintesis.com.mx · uniradiosonora.com · web.eldia.es

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