15 Drug & Money Laundering Suspects in Canaries Temporarily Released
Fifteen individuals arrested this week in Tenerife and Gran Canaria on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering have been temporarily released following a joint police operation.
Fifteen people arrested this week for drug trafficking and money laundering in Tenerife and Gran Canaria have been temporarily released. Their arrests were part of a joint operation by the Civil Guard and the National Police.
Yesterday, a judge from La Laguna's Instruction Court No. 3 questioned the suspects.
The case remains sealed, and the court is not providing any information, including the specific charges against the arrested individuals.
After months of investigation, the Civil Guard's Organized Crime and Anti-Drug Team (Edoa) and the National Police's Drug and Organized Crime Unit (Udyco) broke up an alleged criminal group. This group was believed to be bringing cocaine and hashish into Tenerife, with connections in Gran Canaria.
Limited information suggests all those arrested are Spanish. It's not officially known if any of them have previous criminal records. The arrests and property searches happened on Tuesday morning.
Many officers focused on a property between Barranco Las Lajas and Agua García, in the Tacoronte area. During the hour-long search, investigators asked employees of a nearby public company to stay inside their building. Ultimately, no drugs or items relevant to the investigation were found at that location.
The Reserve and Security Group (GRS 8), based at Tenerife North airport, supported the investigators during this operation.