The operational mechanism activated between the Spanish Guardia Civil and the DGST has verified the involvement of at least four people, leading to the seizure of 4.7 tons of hashish.
On November 2nd, the Spanish Guardia Civil of Gran Canaria, in close collaboration with the Moroccan Directorate General for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), intercepted two rubber dinghies that were trying to smuggle a large amount of drugs into the Canary Islands.
This operation is part of police cooperation between Spain and Morocco to combat cross-border trafficking and ensure maritime safety.
The operation was triggered by information exchanged between Spanish and Moroccan services. Based on this intel, the Guardia Civil set up an enhanced maritime surveillance system, targeting strategic areas around 50 nautical miles north of the archipelago, between the Spanish islands of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura. The patrol boats “Río Tambre” and “Canal Bocayna” were mobilized for this mission.
In the early hours of November 2, the patrol boats spotted two dinghies suspected of carrying a large quantity of narcotics. A swift intervention intercepted the boats, which contained a total of 131 bales of hashish weighing 4,723 kilograms. Each boat had two people on board, bringing the number involved in the attempted drug trafficking to four.
The suspects were immediately arrested and taken to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for further investigation, along with the seized cargo. On November 4, the four individuals were presented before Court No. 7 of Las Palmas and remanded in custody.
This interception underscores the effectiveness of security cooperation between Morocco and Spain, a partnership that continues to play a crucial role in the fight against drug trafficking networks operating in the region.
This fruitful cooperation also demonstrates the commitment of both countries to strengthen their joint efforts to secure their respective maritime borders and combat transnational threats.
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