The National Police have dismantled three

drugstores

in the Puente de Vallecas that had generated a serious problem of insecurity in this Madrid district.

In the intervention

, eight people have been arrested, five men and three women,

belonging to two different clans dedicated to small-scale drug trafficking.

Around these houses there was an endless movement of drug addicts who came to buy drugs 24 hours a day.

These transactions were carried out even in the presence of minors, a fact that generated significant social alarm in the neighborhood, since on numerous occasions the buyers came to consume the substance in the vicinity of this black spot

.

Vendors even went out into the street, in a vigilant attitude

, to warn of the presence of a police vehicle in the vicinity.

One of the narco apartments was on Avenida de Peña Prieta number 10 and was located a few meters from the health center, in front of the Puente de Vallecas scalextric.

In this central location, minors were direct witnesses to the sale and consumption of drugs.

«

The sale was shameless and even at the time of entry and exit of the schools.

They didn't care about everything," said one of the neighbors.

The investigation culminated with the entry and search of the aforementioned address on Avenida de Peña Prieta, where the alleged perpetrators of this illegal activity were located.

Three men and a woman between the ages of 37 and 59, all with extensive criminal records, were arrested.

In addition, the police seized 75 grams of heroin, 500 euros and

supplies for the distribution of the drug.

The second drug store was at 96 Mestanza Street. Two men and two women between the ages of 40 and 61, Spanish and also with criminal records, were arrested there.

The agents seized 200 grams of cocaine, 500 euros in cash and two precision scales.

Lastly, at 112 Pablo Neruda Avenue, the Police dismantled

a marijuana plantation in another

narco apartment

where a total of 260 plants and some 50 kilos of narcotic substances were seized.

The person responsible for the crop, a 54-year-old Spanish man, was arrested at the scene.

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