Cocaine in A Pobra do Caramiñal: DEA alerted the National Police to the haul
The collaboration of the US anti-drugs agency DEA was key to enabling the National Police to detect a significant cocaine shipment in A Pobra.
The DEA uncovers a cocaine haul in A Pobra do Caramiñal
The collaboration of the DEA, the US anti-drugs agency, proved decisive in enabling the Spanish National Police Force to intercept a significant cocaine shipment brought in along the coast of A Pobra do Caramiñal, according to lavozdegalicia.es.
It was American intelligence services who put Spanish investigators on to the trail of the consignment, which allowed officers to direct the operation towards that locality in the Ría de Arousa, an area historically linked to maritime drug trafficking.
The information provided by the DEA proved precise enough to activate a specific police operation focused on tracking and locating the haul. The National Police took command of the operation once the alert from the United States was received.
The cargo, described by sources as being of notable importance, was located thanks to the cross-referencing of data between both agencies. The operation illustrates the growing role of international cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking on Spain's Atlantic coast, where distribution networks frequently use Galician rias as a point of entry.
Details regarding the number of those detained, the exact amount of cocaine seized and the identity of the alleged perpetrators have not been provided as of the publication of the information by lavozdegalicia.es.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)