Spain and Ecuador target cocaine smuggling ring and make 44 arrests
Summary
Spanish and Ecuadorian police worked together over several years to stop a drug smuggling group. They arrested 44 people and seized 21 tons of cocaine hidden in shipping containers from South America to Spain.Key Facts
- The investigation involved Spanish Civil Guard and Ecuador’s National Police.
- Europol supervised the operation.
- Investors in Dubai financed the smuggling ring.
- Arrests began in March 2025 with 36 suspects caught in Ecuador.
- Spanish police arrested 8 people and confiscated 1 million euros.
- Cocaine was hidden in commercial shipments, often mixed with bananas.
- The drugs mostly came through the port of Guayaquil in Ecuador.
- About 50 properties in Ecuador were raided during the operation.
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