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A criminal group was using the drone to transport hashish and marihuana from Morocco to Málaga, with the intention of selling the narcotics in France
The Policía Nacional have seized a 4.35 metre drone, which was being used to transport drugs between Morocco and Spain, and officers have also arrested four people in connection to the drug trafficking scheme.
The drone, which was seized from a property in Almáchar, was a professional grade device with a wingspan of more than four metres and an autonomous flying time of seven hours. The criminal group, operating from the Málaga coast, was using the drone to smuggle drugs into Spain from Morocco.
After receiving the drugs in Spain, the group then transported the shipments of hashish and marihuana to France using different methods, where it was distributed and sold by other members of the organization.
As the group was operating on an international level, the Spanish national police were assisted in their investigation by the French authorities.
Officers in Spain carried out a raid in a property in Almáchar, located in the Axarquía area of Málaga, where several items including computer equipment and tools used in the handling, preparation and shipment of narcotics were seized, as well as the modified drone.
Meanwhile, in France, officers seized 12 kilos of hashish and arrested three members of the group, who were French citizens of Moroccan origin.
Another member of the organization, who was the owner of the property in Almáchar, was detained in the province of Málaga and a European Arrest Warrant has since been issued in his name.
All four of the criminals are to be charged with drug trafficking and belonging to a criminal organization.
Drugs are smuggled into Spain in a variety of ways and the authorities in the Andalucía region are engaged in a constant battle to dismantle drug smuggling groups and seize narcotics before they can be distributed.
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