A HUGE hash smuggling network has been “completely dismantled” by Guardia Civil on the island of Tenerife.
Operation Lamak proved a major success for the Guardia Civil after they took down an entire criminal network dedicated to introducing large amounts of hashish on the island of Tenerife from the African continent.
Guardia Civil announced on Thursday, December 30 that the operation has led to the arrest of 27 people, of Spanish and Moroccan nationality, and to the recovery of more than 9 tons of hashish.
The Guardia Civil operation was launched in mid-2020 after it was tipped off to the gang’s activities and the task force immediately noticed that this was not a small criminal network. In fact, it is believed that the gang had the logistical capacity to land and house more than 1,000 kilos of hash on a monthly basis anywhere on the coast of Tenerife.
Just under a year later, in March 2021, following an extensive investigation, the Lamak operation apprehended two vans transporting 3,500 kilos of hashish that had just been unloaded on a beach in the municipality of San Miguel de Abona.
In May 2021, another 1,800 kilos of hash was seized after a boat arrived on a beach in the municipality of Arico. However, despite this latest confiscation of the illegal drug, the network continued to operate.
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Tenerife: HUGE hash smuggling network dismantled by Guardia Civil
