La National Police has stopped at Navalcarnero y Fuenlabrada a three men who, according to the investigation, formed a criminal group dedicated to drug trafficking and that they were violently assaulted by other drug traffickers while transporting a shipment of hashish outside of Elche.
The investigation began after agents located a abandoned van in the vicinity of the city, with bullet impacts and with drugs still inside. According to the police report, several armed individuals intercepted the vehicle, took several packages at gunpoint, and arrived at shoot during the assault.
Inside the vehicle, the assailants were unable to take all the cargo and left some behind. 740 hashish tablets about 95 grams each one, which adds up more than 70 kilograms of drugs.
The investigators also detected that, as is often the case in this type of transfer, the van was accompanied at a distance by two vehicles.shuttle“Or”escort”, whose drivers were identified. Finally, the operation culminated with three entrees and records in the homes of those under investigation in the Community of Madrid.
In those searches, the agents intervened more than 34.000 euros, Plus two shuttle vehicles, 12 mobile phones, 9 SIM cards and other digital and storage devices. The detainees, from 29, 33 y 65 yearsThey have been arrested for the alleged commission of drug trafficking y crime simulation.
The investigation remains open to identify and arrest the perpetrators of the assault.
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