The members of the organization used domestic flights to Arrecife to bring cocaine and heroin into the islands.
15 searches have been carried out in Arrecife, Corralejo and Algeciras, where 6 kilos of cocaine and 3,1 kilos of heroin have been seized, in addition to 93.000 euros
Agents of the National Police have arrested in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Algeciras a total of 12 men of Senegalese (2) and Guinean (10) nationalities and a woman of Spanish nationality, as alleged perpetrators of the crimes of drug trafficking and belonging to criminal organization.
Recently, the National Police intercepted and detained an individual during a routine check carried out in the arrivals terminal of the César Manrique airport in Lanzarote, who was transporting a suitcase inside which 1.300 grams of heroin were located.
An investigation was then initiated that made it possible to identify a criminal network that extended its networks from the island of Lanzarote to the neighboring island of Fuerteventura, reaching the town of Algeciras. The criminal group, made up of at least 13 people, used domestic flights to bring cocaine and heroin into the Canary Islands.
During the police operation, 13 home searches were carried out in Arrecife (Lanzarote), two more in Corralejo (Fuerteventura) and finally one in Algeciras, where 6 kilos of cocaine and 1,75 kilos of heroin were seized, in addition to 93.000 euros. cash.
