Judicial authorities in the southern district of Gran Canaria are making progress in the prosecution of drug trafficking networks operating in the region's tourist areas. The Public Prosecutor's Office has formalized its sentencing requests in a criminal case for a crime against public health, demanding an individual prison sentence of four years and nine months for each of the accused.
The prosecution is accompanying the request for imprisonment with a rigorous economic and administrative component. Specifically, it is demanding that the defendants be fined a fixed amount of €3.496. Furthermore, the prosecution is requesting the additional measure of special disqualification from holding public office for the entire duration of the primary prison sentence.
The draft of the prosecutor's opinion includes legal compensation mechanisms should the defendants declare themselves insolvent or evade payment of the imposed monetary penalty. In the event of non-payment of the stipulated fine, the prosecution determines that the defendants will be immediately subject to subsidiary criminal liability. This coercive measure would result in a mandatory three-month period of imprisonment, provided it is legally permissible in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Article 53.3 of the Criminal Code.
Regarding the material seized by law enforcement during the police operation in the south of the island, the Public Prosecutor's Office has formally requested the definitive confiscation of all the seized narcotics. The court's objective is to give the shipment the appropriate legal treatment as determined by the regulations.
To this end, the document urges the competent authorities to proceed with the immediate destruction of the drug, taking the precaution of preserving a biologically sufficient control sample. This chemical residue will be securely stored to guarantee the performance of counter-analyses, expert verifications, or future legal challenges, in strict compliance with Articles 127 and 374 of the current Criminal Code.
The resolution of the criminal proceedings in the courts of San Bartolomé de Tirajana will also require determining the cost of the judicial machinery used in clarifying the case. The Public Prosecutor's Office concludes its requests by asking that the defendants be ordered to pay the costs incurred during the investigation and trial phases. This claim for expenses is based strictly on the provisions of Article 123 of the Spanish Penal Code, which assigns the burden of the proceedings to those criminally responsible for the offense.
