HIBAPRESS – Omar Ar-Razzini (Spain)
In an operation described as the largest in recent months, the Customs Surveillance Service of the Spanish Tax Agency (SVA) was able to deal a strong blow to international drug trafficking networks after seizing a huge shipment of cocaine exceeding two tons, inside a container coming through the port of Algeciras in southern Spain.
According to what Spanish newspapers revealed based on sources from the investigation, the operation was carried out after secret investigations and careful tracking of the shipment's path, before the customs teams intervened at the appropriate moment to stop the suspected container, where a huge amount of pure cocaine was found hidden in a professional manner used by transcontinental smuggling networks. The initial data indicates that criminal networks tried to pass the drugs through the port, considering it one of the most prominent maritime crossings between Europe and Latin America, but the vigilance of the customs control elements prevented the shipment from reaching its final destination, which is believed to have been directed to the European market. The operation had a wide echo within the Spanish and European security circles, given the weight of the seized drugs and the method of camouflage, while the competent authorities confirmed that investigations are still ongoing to identify the potential perpetrators and uncover the threads of the international network behind the smuggling attempt. This operation comes to reinforce Madrid's efforts to combat organized crime, and confirms once again that the southern maritime facade of Spain has become one of the most sensitive points in monitoring drug shipments coming from abroad, which requires continuous mobilization and wider coordination with European security agencies.
