Seven kilos of cocaine is a lot of kilos. A 27-year-old man tried to load them at the port of Denia on the ferry bound for Ibiza. He was caught. The Guardia Civil arrested him. He was carrying the drugs hidden in a double bottom under the vehicle’s object guard
The events took place last August 30, when agents of the Dénia Tax and Borders detachment observed a car that raised their suspicions. During the first check, the driver spontaneously handed over a bottle with 2 grams of hashish resin , which prompted the agents to carry out a more exhaustive inspection.
The driver turned out to be a tourist on his way to the island of Ibiza using a vehicle owned by a resident of the Balearic Islands
During the search of the car, the civil guards discovered a double bottom glued in the object guard located between the front seats. After the necessary manipulations and with the help of a crowbar, the piece was extracted, finding inside six vacuum-packed bags containing a white powder. Subsequently, it was found that it was 7.028 kilograms of cocaine.
In addition to the drugs, the vehicle used was seized The detainee was placed at the disposal of the Duty Court of the Judicial District of Denia, which ordered him to be placed in prison provisional prison without bail.
The Civil Guard continues with the investigations to clarify the origin and final destination of the substance seized, and new actions are not ruled out in the framework of this operation.
Under the Safe Tourism Plan, the Civil Guard recalls that throughout the national territory is prohibited the possession and consumption of drugs in places, roads, establishments or public transport.
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