The escalation of drug-related violence continues to increase. This is confirmed by a new operation of the Civil Guard in Cadiz, who arrested seven people armed to the teeth and ready to open fire. Fortunately, this is not the case.
This happened in the early hours of this Tuesday in the province of Cádiz, in the area of the Guadalquivir River, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, when several units of the Civil Guard intercepted a cache of drugs and arrested seven people from whom they seized three short weapons and one AK47 long weapon, all equipped with ammunition and ready to open fire.
THE seven arrested They have Spanish, French and Moroccan nationality and were arrested with more than 60 balls of what could be hashish, according to the Civil Guard, which has not yet weighed the drug. Five vehicles were also seized.
Intensification of surveillance by SIVE means authorized to detect a vessel sailing north. Due to its characteristics and the experience of the agents, the introduction of illicit goods upstream was predicted. Thus, tracking the boat made it possible to locate the cache point where four all-terrain vehicles and a group of people prepared for unloading were waiting.
The agents were attentive at all times during the unloading, following the vehicles to the “daycare”, located in the agricultural area of Bonanza, in the municipality of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. At that time, the entire area was surrounded to prevent the escape of those present.
The importance of the operation meant that those present inside the “kindergarten” they had no other choice They had to surrender without using any of the weapons they had, all equipped with ammunition and ready to use.
So, around 3 a.m. the arrest of seven members of the organization took place and the 64 balls of hashish, the three short weapons, the assault rifle, the four loaded all-terrain vehicles, plus a fifth that was inside the property, as well as abundant evidence and related documentation. the facts investigated.
Prisoners, drugs and Everything seized was transferred to the command of the Civil Guard of Cádizfor the preparation of appropriate procedures. The operation is still ongoing and new arrests are not excluded.
