Spanish police seize over a MILLION ecstasy pills destined for Ibiza as they rumble Italian-led trans-European narco network - CSN

Spanish police seize over a MILLION ecstasy capsules destined for Ibiza as they rumble Italian-led trans-European narco community – CSN


SPANISH police have introduced a record-breaking medicine haul after seizing over one million ecstasy capsules in raids in Ibiza and Malaga.

The delicate European smuggling operation noticed 9 members arrested, together with Italian bosses aided by Spanish and Dutch nationals.

The operation, codenamed ‘Adriatic’, culminated in a collection of police raids that uncovered an unlimited stash of medicine hidden in secret compartments of autos. 

Along with the large haul of  1,071,327 ecstasy capsules, investigators seized vital portions of ketamine, MDMA, cocaine, and cannabis with a road worth of greater than €25 million.

READ MORE: Police take down Costa del Sol narco heist gang that pulled off daring van hijack in Marbella: Arrests made in Estepona and Casares

Police attempt to calculate what number of ecstasy capsules they’ve confiscated

They even seized three kilograms of ‘sugar’, a substance used to supply harmful pink cocaine. 

Police known as the group ‘one of many fundamental felony organisations concerned within the introduction of artificial medicine in Spain, which operated in several elements of Europe,’ in a press release.

The investigation revealed that the organisation was utilizing a posh community of mules to move medicine from the Netherlands to Spain. 

Autos outfitted with hidden compartments have been used to smuggle the narcotics previous border controls.

A cease and search on the Basque city of Irun revealed a secret stash of 25kg of varied artificial medicine, together with MDMA, ketamine, and ecstasy.

From this lead, detectives have been capable of observe down different members of the gang, and even traced them to Malaga, the place they’d newly arrange store with the hope of increasing into the Costa del Sol.

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