More than 2,600 kilos of hashish seized in two operations against drug trafficking in Huelva

Joint operations by the Tax Agency and the Civil Guard

• Two persons have been arrested and two others identified, 16 vehicles and two weapons have been seized.
• The sea and land operations are the result of intensified efforts against smuggling and drug trafficking.

5 June 2023.- The Tax Agency's Customs Surveillance Service and the Civil Guard have seized more than 2,600 kilos of hashish in two operations carried out in the province of Huelva.Two persons were arrested in the course of the operations, as well as 16 vehicles and two weapons were seized.

The first operation began on 19 April with the detection by the Integrated External Surveillance System (SIVE) of a semi-rigid vessel, known as a 'narcolancha', entering the mouth of the Carreras River in the province of Huelva.

This 'narco-boat' was joined by a sports boat, which received the cargo from the RIB and transported the goods to land for subsequent transport in a van.At all times, the operation was monitored by the agents, who intervened when the merchandise was already in a 'nursery' located on a farm near the marshes of the district of Pozo del Camino.

On this farm, the narcotic substance was seized, weighing 1,353 kilos, as well as two ammunition-loaded weapons, 16 vehicles and various documents.Following the seizure of the narcotic substance, investigators have identified two individuals

Second major apprehension

The second operation took place on 24 May, when investigators detected the presence of a van suspected of transporting narcotic substances.In these circumstances, the vehicle was stopped and the driver ignored the indications and fled.

After a chase through the Punta del Moral neighbourhood in Ayamonte (Huelva), the drug traffickers were forced to abandon the vehicle and its load and flee across the countryside through the marshlands of the town.

As a result of this second operation, 39 bundles of hashish resin weighing a total of 1,300 kilos were seized, and two people were arrested for smuggling and crimes against public health.The investigation is still ongoing and further arrests are not ruled out in the coming days.

Both cases are being heard by the Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción number 5 of the town of Ayamonte in Huelva, which is coordinating the judicial proceedings together with the Special Anti-drug Prosecutor's Office of Huelva.

These interventions are the result of the intensification of the work against smuggling and drug trafficking carried out by the Customs Surveillance officers of the Tax Agency and agents of the Guardia Civil on the coasts of Huelva.