The Police and the Civil Guard are carrying out an important operation against drug trafficking in which agents of both bodies linked to the fight against organized crime have been arrested.

According to police sources, the detainees could be linked to smuggling and drug trafficking schemes.

The operation, which is still open, already has a score of arrests. According to these sources, the investigators have detained the entire group of narcotics in Mérida, including the inspector who is in charge of the troops. But also, in addition to these five policemen, two civil guards have been arrested for their alleged involvement with the plot.

The actions have been carried out by the Internal Affairs Unit of the Police and the Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard. The heads of these units traveled to Mérida to follow all the actions at street level. "The operation was very delicate due to the alleged involvement of specialists in the fight against organized crime. They know the investigation methods. They know how to detect follow-ups. They know how the State Security Forces work and investigate. Investigations on investigators are the most complicated ", point out sources close to the performance.

For two months, members of the internal affairs unit have been on the ground, with a base of operations far from Mérida to avoid detection.

"It was not easy. The monitoring and control areas were small and with little public. Technology has been essential to carry out the actions."

To launch the operation, the Police have resorted to intervention units due to the large number of arrests that had to be made.

The detainees have been transferred to Almendralejo to prevent their own colleagues from Mérida from guarding them.

"In this way we avoid situations of contamination and risk of data leaks", point out these sources.

The operation is still open, "although the fundamentals have already been done," these sources point out.

During the performance, both the Police and the Civil Guard have carried out numerous searches in neighborhoods of the capital of Extremadura.

The proceedings are under summary secrecy.

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