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The criminal drug group in Spain is destroyed, 19 arrested, among them Albanians

The criminal drug group in Spain is destroyed, 19 arrested, among them Albanians

The Spanish Civil Guard has destroyed a criminal drug gang made up of Albanians in the province of Tarragona. According to foreign media , this is the second police operation this year by Benemérita against organized crime installed in this province.

The operation entitled "OASIS" started last October and therefore several months of investigation were necessary to determine the existence of an organized and structured group for the intensive cultivation of marijuana inside the "grass" houses.

After months of investigation, checks were carried out in 16 apartments in the province of Tarragona, in the cities of El Vendrell, Calafell, Creixell, Cunit, Roda de Berà, Albinyana and Altafulla, while 19 people of Albanian and Russian nationality were arrested.

In this investigation, the local police forces of Altafulla, Calafell, Creixell, Cunit, Roda de Berà and El Vendrell and Albinyana Municipal Wardens cooperated, as well as Endesa technicians who cooperated in the detection of electricity fraud and continued with irregular connection interruptions.

Complex wiring for growing marijuana plants was installed inside the houses, some of them with LED light panels to make it difficult to detect high consumption.

Meanwhile, the value of the stolen energy in this form reaches the figure of 500,000 euros. Meanwhile, weapons and ammunition were also found during the checks in these apartments.

The 19 arrested, who are accused of the crimes of membership in a criminal organization, cultivation and trafficking of narcotic substances and electricity fraud, will appear before the Investigative Court 5 of El Vendrell.

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