Dismantled a criminal network that launched drug boats on the coast of Alicante

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The

has dismantled a criminal organization that

into Spain by sea from North Africa with the arrest of

, including two workers from an Alicante marina who facilitated the launch during their service at the facilities.

In the "Uleyla and Mar 21" operation,

have been seized , in addition to frustrating two caches in Almería, as reported this Sunday by the General Directorate of the Civil Guard.

A year ago, the agents learned of a possible launch of

from the North African coast bound for a port on the coast of Alicante.

The first investigations put the

on the trail of two employees of an Alicante marina who

to the organization taking advantage of their working hours.

As the agents have verified, during a launching of a narco-

in Guardamar del Segura (Alicante), the alleged perpetrators fled from the scene in a vehicle at full speed, destroying the fencing of the facilities and

parked in the area.

In June 2021, investigators intercepted a trailer

that was accessed through a sophisticated hydraulic opening system.

Days later, a new launch of

, which the gang wanted to carry out on the beach of El Pinet, in the Alicante town of La Marina, was frustrated, for which they tried to use a tractor, a light trailer and a boom truck, but the

was intercepted by the agents, who arrested the driver and his companion.

The investigation

During the investigation, the agents prevented the group from carrying out

, in which 47 bales of hashish were seized.

One of them in the town of San Juan de los Terreros with a high-speed boat, and the other in

with a recreational one.

Those arrested are accused of

, drug trafficking, usurpation of marital status, false documents, money laundering and belonging to

In addition,

and the necessary elements for the preparation and retail sale of the drug

have been seized .

Likewise

, two vehicles, two boats, three short firearms with numerous ammunition,

, two propellers for high-power nautical engines, numerous navigation and satellite communication devices and an

Parallel to the

and criminal organization, an asset investigation was carried out in which a multitude of indications have been obtained that link the

and 236 bank accounts have been audited.

The gang created a

with solvent companies through which they obtained goods for use in criminal activity and

was exported to tax havens with millionaire promissory notes through figureheads or even their own relatives.

Later, they

by investing in foundations in South America, which made their economic trail difficult.

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• Alicante

• drug trafficking

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