According to Guardia Civil sources, at 2.30 p.m. on Monday 14 February, 24 people had already been arrested in the macro operation against drug trafficking carried out between Almería and Alicante, with searches in municipalities such as Olula del Río and Macael.
These two provinces are where the network would have ramifications and where the searches have been carried out; localities such as Pulpí, Carboneras, Mojácar or Campohermoso in Níjar, are localities where the Guardia Civil agents have acted, in addition to those of our region mentioned above.
According to the spokesman of the Coordination Body against drug trafficking (OCON-South), in the macro-operation, which is still open, 1,500 kilos of hashish, a boat, four vehicles, electronic and communication devices, four firearms – one of which is a military weapon -, cash and abundant documentation have been seized.
More than 200 agents from Almeria and Alicante took part in this operation against drug trafficking, which began early on Monday morning.
So far, the following searches have taken place:
3 Pulpí
1 Mojacar
1 Campohermoso-Nijar
1 Olula Del Río
2 Macael
1 Carboneras