Spanish Police Dismantle Sinaloa Cartel Connected Cell, Seizing Record 1.8 Tons of Meth
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The Spanish National Police reported that it “dismantled the infrastructure in Spain of the Sinaloa Cartel.” 1,800 kilos of methamphetamine was seized, in the provinces of Valencia and Alicante. The 1.8 tons of meth is the largest shipment of the synthetic drug seized in Spain. It is the second-largest seizure in all of Europe. Earlier this year, near Cork, Ireland, a large meth seizure occurred which was allegedly coordinated by Los Chapitos relative Morris O’Shea-Salazar.
The drug network operated in Tenerife, Madrid, Valencia, and Alicante. Police arrested 5 people during the raid in the eastern Alicante province, 3 of Spanish nationality, a Romanian citizen, and one of them from Mexico running the cartel’s Spanish operations, a statement said. “Among those arrested is a Mexican citizen linked to the Sinaloa Cartel,” stated Spanish Police.
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“This is the biggest-ever seizure of crystal meth in Spain and the second largest in Europe,” Antonio Martinez Duarte, head of the police’s drug trafficking and organized crime unit, told reporters.
Operation Saga
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According to Martínez, the group used houses in isolated areas in the Valencia region to store the smuggled shipments of methamphetamines before using vehicles with false bottoms to send them on to other European countries.
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The seized narcotics had been due to be shipped to central Europe.
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European Ports Alliance
The meeting in Hamburg also explored better ways to protect European Union (EU) logistics hubs from being used as entry points for drugs originating from countries like Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. The partners also want to find better ways to dismantle international criminal networks, which have turned the EU into a lucrative market for narcotics.
The meeting was convened by the European Ports Alliance, which was established in January to look for ways to fight against drug trafficking. Members include Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. It was also attended by representatives from Sweden, the European Commission, EU agencies Europol and Eurojust, World Shipping Council and South American officials.
The volume of smuggled cocaine has been rising. In 2023 alone, 44 tons of cocaine were seized in Germany, 59 tons in the Netherlands and 116 tons in Belgium. The major ports in Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg serve as the primary gateways to Europe for illegal drug imports.
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Marbella – UN of Organized Crime Groups
Once known as a haven for escaped British criminals, the Costa del Sol has reportedly moved into another, more dangerous league: Marbella, known for its expensive property and wonderful nightlife oases, has become the global headquarters, and the playground for multinational groups of organized criminal gangs. The coastal Spanish landscape now is home to dozens of organized crime groups from all over the world including Irish, Italian and Balkan trafficking groups, Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs), Colombian and Mexican Cartels.
“It’s the United Nations of organized crime, as one police detective called it. Marbella is a place where gangs can do their work, but where they can also enjoy life in restaurants, villas, and beautiful bars,” says Nacho Carretero, a Spanish journalist.
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Occasionally, this leads to violence: there have been shootings, as well as cases of horrific torture, sometimes carried out in luxury villas occupied by gangs.
One victim had holes drilled in her legs. Another recently turned up with his back cut to pieces from days of flogging after a drug haul went missing. The badly disfigured corpses are dumped by the roadside in the hills outside Marbella.
At the same time, today’s mobsters have been willing to work together when it suits their needs. The Dutch generally deal directly with the Colombians to arrange drug shipments in food containers sent to Algeciras, 50 miles south of Marbella. Illegal goods are often guarded by the Italian Camorra. Albanians and Kosovars supply weapons and act as muscle. Meanwhile, British criminals help launder the profits.
Ryan James Hale, who was dedicated to laundering the Kinahans’ money on the Costa del Sol, is one of two detainees in Dubai whose extradition Spain requests, along with the Panamanian Anthony “Hassan” Alfredo Martínez Meza.
Biker Gang Takedown
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It began in December 2022 following the arrest of three people (of Colombian and Albanian origin) in the French town of Dax. They had €382,000 in cash hidden in their vehicle. Agents detected the organization’s base of operations, a Puerto Banús restaurant run by its leaders, and a yacht docked in Marbella, where they held meetings with other drug traffickers.
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Late last year, authorities in Marbella arrested one of the MC Comanches leaders. He was wanted by German authorities under a European arrest warrant for his alleged direct involvement in drug trafficking between Spain and northern Europe. Investigations revealed that once this individual was arrested and extradited to Germany, the recently arrested member was made head of the drug trafficking network.
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France’s Most Wanted, drug trafficker Mohammed “The Fly” Amra |
French Trafficker’s Deadly Prison Escape
It was reported that the attempted killing of a French drug trafficker was ordered by Mohammed Amra, while he remained behind bars in France on trafficking charges. According to Le Parisien, the Spain contract was part of a drug turf war between Amra and a rival known as “Mehdi.”
His rival then reportedly ordered a revenge hit in Evreux that same month in which two people died, one of them close to Amra. Mohammed “La Mouche” Amra is now wanted by Interpol after they issued a Red Notice.
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Amra is suspected to be the boss of the Black Clan in Marseilles, which operates on a council estate. A judicial source said: “He is suspected of having ordered an assassination in Marseille on June 17, 2022.
“The charred corpse of a man was found in a burned vehicle, in the town of Le Rove, bordering Marseille. The victim had obviously been executed beforehand with a bullet to the head.”
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Shady Prison Release of Mocro Maffia Leader
Karim Bouyakhrichan the Mocro Maffia boss was arrested in January in Marbella after a 5-year money laundering investigation. But he was released on March 18 after paying only €50,000 bail. April 1, 2024 was the last time that Karim Bouyakhrichan voluntarily appeared in court, he was obliged to appear every 15 days. Since then nothing more is known about him. SER announced that he disappeared as soon as he learned that he was going to be extradited to the Netherlands.
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Source: https://www.borderlandbeat.com/2024/05/spanish-police-dismantle-sinaloa-cartel.html
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