The Civil Guard seized 3,400 kilograms of cocaine after foiling five shipments from South America belonging to the criminal organization with the greatest capacity to introduce this drug through the port of Algeciras (Cádiz). The operation resulted in ten searches and 22 arrests, including sevenin temporary prisonincluding one of the biggest “drug lords” in the world, based in Marbella.
As the Armed Institute reported in a press release, the largest people arrested in the so-called “Goodbye” operation have already been arrested in 2021 as part of another operation, called Jumita-Aelaa, where they were captured. 1,600 kilograms of cocaine and 16 million euros in cash were seized.
The Court of Instruction number 4 of Algeciras issued an international arrest warrant and a European arrest and surrender warrant against three members of the network, two businessmen and a worker from the port of Algeciras, who remain on the run.
The investigation, started in August 2022made it possible to identify all those responsible for the drugs seized during the five arrests, as well as the role played by each of them. Among those arrested is the man considered the leader of the organization and one of the “drug lords” in the world. The location and arrest of this person, residing in Marbella, was made difficult by the “extreme security measures” taken to prevent his location and whereabouts.
According to the Civil Guard, this person could not be arrested during the operation carried out in 2021, of which he was also the main objective. He was responsible for managing, through his long list of suppliers, hidden shipments of cocaine. in shipping containers from South America to the port of Algeciras.
His main partner and also one of the leaders of the organization is a famous businessman from Campo de Gibraltar, José Carlos SC, who remains on the run with his older brother, Antonio Jesús SC, because of these same events. According to the Civil Guard, this person did use of its logistics companies to carry out container transfers from the port of Algeciras and had the necessary contacts to ensure the control of maritime containers since their arrival at the port of Algeciras, monitoring all movements and inspections to which they may be subject until their departure from the port of Algeciras .
Two businessmen fled
For this task he had several workers from the port of Algeciras, two of whom were arrested, among them Esteban MH, currently on the run, also known as “Messi de la Torre”, who, thanks to his position as The worker At the time of the events, Puerto had privileged information which he made available to the criminal organization.
According to the Civil Guard, the great economic profits that the brothers José Carlos SC and Antonio Jesús SC obtained thanks to the introduction of cocaine in Campo de Gibraltar allowed them to form an important business network at the national level. The network also included people responsible for ensuring the security of the operations carried out.ensuring that the companies used were “clean”, i.e. companies which, due to their activity and history, were less likely to be inspected and, where appropriate, alerted.
In addition to the leaders of the organization detained during this operational phase of the Operation, there had already been 14 more arrests in five drug seizures attributed to criminal organization. These people occupied the lowest rungs of the organization, such as the truck drivers who transported the containers with the drugs hidden inside and the personnel responsible for providing security during movement and unloading the drugs onto the ships. destination.
The investigation was led by the Court of Instruction number 4 of Algeciras (Cádiz) and coordinated by the Anti-Drug Prosecutor’s Office of Campo de Gibraltar. The Court of Instruction number 4 of Algeciras issued an international arrest warrant (OID) and a European arrest and surrender warrant against José Carlos SC, Antonio Jesús SC and Esteban MH in order to carry out the exercise of corresponding criminal actions for their criminal. activities.
In addition, Interpol has issued a Red Notice based on the OID, which involves a global broadcast of the situation of these three individuals and allows law enforcement agencies around the world to provisionally detain them pending their extradition or surrender to custody. Spanish judicial authorities.
