SPAIN: Spanish police have destroyed a highly complex, international facility where teams of Colombian and Mexican experts worked to generate up to 200kg of cocaine per day.
The largest cocaine production plant in Europe was raided by police from Spain’s Polica Nacional, along with partners from Portugal and Colombia, and 1,300 kg of base paste and 151 kg of processed cocaine was also found there. It is the largest cocaine-producing factory in Europe.
The Policía Nacional reported that a massive laboratory in Pontevedra was used to transform base paste into cocaine hydrochloride. The criminal organisation was highly sophisticated and used security precautions such as aliases, decoy vehicles, and a stringent communications protocol. Its members were well-organized and used aliases, decoy vehicles, and a stringent communication protocol.
Investigators discovered a criminal organisation with connections to Colombian cocaine suppliers in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, sparking a probe. They found a home near Madrid and an industrial area in Pontevedra where supplies for the lab were maintained.
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