8 hours agoDrug network hit by Albania, Bulgaria, Colombia and Spain 6 tonnes of cocaine and 6m euros seized
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(a year ago)The European police organisation to fight crime “Europapol” said that in co-operation with Spanish authorities destroyed a wide network of drug trafficking by sequenting 6 tonnes of cocaine and 6m euros. According to Europol, an investigation involving Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama, launched in June 2022, found that [...]
According to Europol, from an investigation involving Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, launched in June 2022, it was found that network members were citizens from Albania, Bulgaria, Colombia and Spain who organised trafficking in large quantities of cocaine from the country of origin in Europe.
According to Europol, each of the organisation's members took a different role within the drug trafficking chain.
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From police investigations, Siaps Europol, has resulted that network members were hiding in a container to sneak into the port and with the help of corrupt workers released cocaine overnight. Europol says network members cleared their crime revenues, and according to police the criminal network had the capacity to get up to a ton of cocaine per week.
In October 2024, authorities seized 4.1 tonnes of cocaine in Panama, with Spain's destination in connection with the network.
According to Europol, the network is allegedly linked to cocaine seizures with a total of about six tonnes. Also, law enforcement authorities have seized two tonnes of cocaine in Spain since the beginning of the investigation.
In action results, conducted in three phases, between December 2024 and January 2025 Europol says 22 arrests were conducted in Spain, as well as 27 house raids.
Europol says that along with drug quantities, it seized 6.5m euros in cash, 35 vehicles, including 8 luxury cars (valued around 2.5m euros), luxury clocks and jewelry (appreciated around 1.5m euros) 48 weapons, and 53 bank accounts frozen in banks.
Syaps Europol increased cocaine shipments from South America to Europe, as well as the penetration of criminal networks into legitimate and illegal businesses in the European Union prompted the creation of a Europol Task Operational Task Force.
Europol said it co-ordinated during the investigation, the exchange of information among national authorities, uniting them to effectively target the entire drug trafficking network. / VOA/
