The residents of the Cala Aiguafreda urbanization in Begur still cannot overcome their astonishment. “The drug traffickers arrived around seven in the morning, at dawn, in impressive black boats…” We are in one of the most paradisiacal corners of the Costa Brava. "And then they began to unload the bales, bales of drugs, at the pier we have here...". A very fun and simple pier, so that in summer people can jump into the water more easily.
“And they had weapons, super big weapons!” “There was a lot of fog... you couldn't see what was happening very well.” Yes, the fog could also play a determining role. The snapshots taken by some of the witnesses of what happened allow us to observe a dense haze.
“The sea was very rough, the weather was very bad, and the truth is that I don't know if it was a wave or if the van driver didn't see a step there... the fact is that the van overturned and everyone The traffickers fled.” The white vehicle was left there, at the end of the urbanization pier, half sunk, and crammed with dozens of bales...
As detailed by the Efe agency, citing police sources, up to 76 bales with approximately 30 kilos each of hashish were found in the drug van in question. In total, a shipment of about 2,300 kilos of drugs, an amount that could have a value on the black market close to five million euros.
The Mossos d'Esquadra are looking for both of them, those in the boat and those in the van, but for now they have not made any arrests. “The fact is that we had already seen it, the van in question,” continue the residents of the Cala Aiguafreda urbanization. On Saturday it was in front of a restaurant in Llafranc, but we don't know anything about who took it. It caught our attention because now there is less movement here.” “We have never seen anything like this here. Are we now an entry point for drugs?”
The truth is that this is not the first time that drug traffickers use this modus operandi on the Costa Brava. The growing police pressure on drug traffickers on the coasts of Spain and also southern Catalonia is causing traffickers who want to introduce their merchandise into Europe to try to find unloading points located increasingly further north. So you've already had your eye on the Costa Brava...
In February of this year, Civil Guard agents intercepted a shipment of about two tons of hashish in the waters of Tossa de Mar. In that case, the Benemérita was also able to seize the drugs, but the drug traffickers also managed to flee.
Both the Tossa de Mar cove where that seizure took place and the still-disturbed Aiguafreda cove are beaches that are very sheltered, and are especially discreet once the summer season ends.
