They arrest 19 people from a criminal group for selling drugs abroad based in the region They arrest 19 people from a criminal group for selling drugs abroad based in the region
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They arrest 19 people from a criminal group for selling drugs abroad based in the region

February 23 from 2023 - 13: 14

The Civil Guard has dismantled the network of a criminal group dedicated to the cultivation, production and trafficking of drugs, as well as crimes against property. They sold drugs at retail in the province and sent marijuana abroad. More than 150 agents of the Civil Guard of Alicante have participated in the search and arrest operation.

The operation has culminated with 21 searches in different locations in the province and 19 detainees. The agents have also carried out several inspections in establishments. 70.000 euros in cash, 7 vehicles, several firearms, more than 600 marijuana plants, and different amounts of cocaine and hashish, as well as computer devices and jewelry have been seized. Many of the seized effects prove the connection of the gang with robberies suffered by the population of the Marina Alta.

A few months ago, the Civil Guard of Moraira detected the possible retail sale of drugs in its demarcation. The information collected pointed to relatively relevant drug trafficking. Investigators began digging, setting up surveillance devices on the suspects. Obtained sufficient evidence, they brought the matter to the attention of the Court of Denia. Under the supervision of the head of the Investigating Court number 2 of Denia, and promoted by the Prosecutor's Office, they began the Lake 23 operation.

In the early hours of February 21, after receiving the authorization from the Court, the exploitation of the operation was carried out by the Moraira Post Investigation Area, supported by different units of the Civil Guard of Calpe, San Vicente and Torrevieja, the Alicante and Torrevieja Command Citizen Security Units (USECIC) and the canine, drug and money handlers of the Alicante Civil Guard Command.

19 people have been arrested, 17 men and 2 women, between the ages of 18 and 62, of different nationalities, and a total of 21 searches have been made in various towns in the Province of Alicante, 14 of them in the towns of Teulada and Moraira, 2 in Benisa, and the rest in Senija, Adsubia, Elche and San Fulgencio (Alicante).

In the operation, 7 vehicles have been intervened, three of which were listed as stolen; 4 firearms, of different types and calibers; 70.000 euros in cash; various electronic objects; pieces of jewelry; tools; etc The agents have been able to verify that numerous effects intervened in the records come from robberies that had occurred in the Marina Alta.

Regarding drugs, more than 600 marijuana plants, 16 kilograms of marijuana buds, 42 grams of cocaine and 70 grams of hashish have been seized. In addition, the agents have located several forged personal documents, linked to different identities, which were used by members of the organization.

With this operation, 6 cocaine and marijuana sales points have been dismantled, located in Teulada and Moraira, as well as the network of drug sales abroad, with which the criminal group multiplied its income, which had a high standard of living in Spain.

The detainees are charged with a crime against public health, marijuana cultivation and drug trafficking, robbery of homes and vehicles, illegal possession of weapons, document falsification, identity theft, and belonging to a criminal organization.

On one of the detainees weighed an order of extradition and imprisonment decreed by his country. Another of the detainees, a resident of the town of Teulada, had already been detained by the Civil Guard in 2020, for acts of a similar nature to the current ones.

This morning, the detainees are being made available to the Examining Court number 2 of Denia.

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