A total of 220 kilos of cocaine have been seized in the provinces of Lugo and Pontevedra in an operation carried out by the Central Operating Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard.
In addition, 10 people have been arrested, many with family ties to each other and specialized in drug trafficking due to their years of experience.
All of them were part of a criminal organization centered in Galicia and specialized in transporting cocaine between different parts of Spain and Portugal, using vehicles equipped with sophisticated systems to hide the drug.
This group carried out its operations without the support of other security vehicles to avoid police controls, as is usual in these cases, which made the investigators suspect the existence of sophisticated concealment systems for the material they were transporting.
This fact led the agents to a clandestine workshop located in Vigo, whose manager was essential in the logistics used by this organization.
Thus, it has been possible to verify that the members of this criminal group not only had previous experience in drug trafficking, but also used advanced encrypted messaging technology in their communications, inhibition systems and state-of-the-art radio frequency detectors.
After the investigation, 15 searches have been carried out in which, in addition to the 220 kilos of cocaine, 2.5 kilos of hashish have been seized, 640,000 euros in cash, eight vehicles, frequency inhibitors, radio frequency detection systems, encrypted communication terminals and various documentation.
In addition, the investigators managed to immobilize more than four million euros between commercial companies, real estate, boats and blocked bank accounts.
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