A joint operation by the Tax Agency and the National Police has made it possible to arrest the drug trafficker from Wikipedia, who recounted his drug trafficking operations on the Internet, along with 30 other people, as well as seize a ton of cocaine and assets worth ten millions of euros.
As reported this Saturday by sources from the Tax Agency, the largest criminal drug trafficking group based in the eastern area of Spain has been dismantled, from which a shipment of 1,165 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a sailboat that was traveling was seized on the high seas. from Suriname to Valencia.
Furthermore, the shipment of another ton of the same drug has been thwarted thanks to an operation in which a total of 31 arrests and 23 searches have been carried out, in which assets worth ten million euros have been seized.
Among those arrested is the nicknamed narco from Wikipedia, considered the brain of the dismantled organization and with a criminal history that exceeds 30 years, known for recounting his drug trafficking operations on various internet portals.
The investigation has had the collaboration of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the United States, the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom and the Police of the Netherlands, France and Ireland, in addition to the CITCO, the MAOC-N and the Spanish Navy.
The investigation began in mid-2022, when several people close to the organization's leader were identified, who turned out to be experienced criminals from Eastern Europe.
After the communications of several members of the criminal group were intercepted, it was found out that they had a boat that had been purchased for the value of one euro. Thanks to police investigations and the discovery of various transactions, the agents located the sailboat in the Canary Islands.
International police cooperation made it possible to carry out surveillance and observe the members responsible for the transport of narcotics on the transatlantic voyage, and after detecting the transfer of packages from one vessel to another, the boarding of the two sailboats could subsequently be carried out.
Finally, 1,165 kilos of cocaine hidden in the boats have been seized thanks to an investigation in which more than 300 surveillances have been carried out and more than 100 telephone lines have been intercepted.
The brain of this organization, known for its extensive activity in drug trafficking in addition to reporting its operations on the Internet, had almost ten million euros of economic capacity to finance the transportation of cocaine and the expenses that entailed, and to pay to the rest of the members of the organization.
The main detainee, who barricaded himself in his house when he was going to be arrested and pointed a shotgun at the agents, had a second trusted person who was in charge of the logistics and preparation of the boats, and was also the direct link with the crew.
Among the effects seized as a result of the searches are three vessels valued at 4.2 million euros, 44 vehicles, 40 brand watches, 60 works of art, 54 mobile phones, a virtual cryptocurrency wallet and three long weapons. 44 properties have also been seized and 74 bank accounts blocked.
One of the greatest complexities of the investigation has been avoiding the kidnapping and attempted murder of a member of the rival network for a settling of scores, the same sources have pointed out.
