Andalusia leads Spain's drug trafficking: 200 tonnes of hashish intercepted in 2025
Andalusia accounts for 77% of hashish and 25% of cocaine seized in Spain, according to a Citco report. Violence linked to drug trafficking is growing in provinces such as Cádiz, Málaga and Huelva.
Andalusia, Spain's primary drug trafficking arena
Andalusia maintains its position as the autonomous community with the largest volume of drug seizures in the entire country, according to diariodesevilla.es, based on the statistical report compiled by the Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organised Crime (Citco), a body answerable to the central Government.
In 2025, security forces intercepted almost 200 tonnes of hashish in the region, a figure representing 77% of all consignments seized in Spain. As for cocaine, Andalusia accumulated more than 25,000 kilogrammes in one year, 25% of the national total.
Despite an increase in the number of complaints, arrests fell compared with the previous year. Even so, the total number of arrests stands at around 5,000, a quarter of all those linked to drug trafficking offences throughout the country.
The provinces with the greatest increase in crimes against public health are Cádiz, Málaga, Seville, Huelva and Almería. Sustained police pressure in the Campo de Gibraltar has displaced some criminal activity to other areas of Andalusian territory.
Violence associated with drug trafficking is intensifying. Clashes between gangs, gang-related killings in public spaces and murders—such as those recently recorded in Isla Cristina, linked to clans engaged in drug trafficking—are occurring with increasing frequency. These episodes also show the use of military-grade weapons.
There are no official figures on the economic impact of the business or the number of people it employs in the community. Money laundering alone is estimated to involve a black market of billions of euros annually.
Faced with this scenario, public authorities have not approved to date a comprehensive action plan addressing the problem in all its aspects. The president of the Andalusian regional Government called for yesterday in a letter to the central Government the reactivation of the elite unit of OCON-Sur, arguing the need for a "forceful" response.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)