"The drug was mine but I bought it because we were going to have a party at a friend's house." This is what one of the owners of the Yemaya Bar-Cafeteria in La Santa has declared, both accused of drug trafficking, who has stated that the different narcotic substances that the Civil Guard found in the premises were for "consumption" and that his partner "did not know" they were there. "I put them there," he pointed out in the trial, which started this Tuesday and will conclude on Wednesday.
Juan Francisco I.D. has assured that he told this to the agents of the Benemérita who, on July 25, 2015, in the middle of the La Santa festivities, carried out a search of the premises. According to the accused, the pills and cocaine that the Civil Guard seized were not intended for sale, but were for "a private party" that he was going to attend after closing the bar "in a house on the outskirts of La Santa" and that "that's why they were there." The drug, he said, was bought by himself, but it was for several friends who were going to go to that party and who put money "in previous days" for its purchase.
Specifically, the Civil Guard found 10 pinkish pills with the Superman logo, containing 3.76 grams of amphetamine on top of the cash register and several wrappers with drugs inside a mortar in the kitchen, one containing 0.08 grams of M.D.M.A, another with 0.32 grams of amphetamine, a third with 0.17 grams of cocaine, and a last one with 5.37 grams also of cocaine. In addition, Juan Francisco I.D. was seized a plastic bag containing 0.95 grams of marijuana and a piece of hashish of 3.36 grams. "This was for my consumption," he said. Regarding the precision scale that the Benemérita also found in the kitchen, he assured that it was there because "the cook used it", who made "molecular cuisine" and needed it "to weigh the quantities" of the ingredients.
The other accused: "I didn't know there were drugs in the bar"
"I didn't know there were drugs in the bar, I was the first surprised", declared the other accused, Albert F.T, who then ran the premises together with Juan Francisco I.D. This young man pointed out that he didn't even see his partner store the drugs because he "was at the outside bar" and "there were many people" since it was the festivities. In addition, he pointed out that he was not invited to the party that Juan Francisco I.D. was going to attend and that he was not even aware of it. "I move in another circle of people," he said.
Six civil guards also testified this Tuesday in the trial, including the head of service that day, who related that they decided to search the Yemaya Bar-Cafeteria because "people passing by the street" had told them that "substances were sold inside" and that they had also previously seized drugs from other people in the vicinity, who told them that "they had bought them" there. "I don't remember him saying it was his," the agent pointed out in relation to Juan Francisco I.D.'s statement, noting that if that had been the case, it would be recorded in the report.
The different agents who have testified have indicated that, upon their arrival, there were "people consuming joints at the door" of the bar and that several people "inside" were searched during the search, raising four reports of complaint for possession and consumption of drugs. However, they have acknowledged that "no one was identified" who had bought the drugs there and that they did not see "any transaction" either, although they have also pointed to the discovery of "a plastic bag with circumferences", something "usual to make the wrappers of the doses".
Five friends of Juan Francisco corroborate his testimony
Five friends of Juan Francisco I.D. have also testified on the first day of the trial, assuring that they had given money to the accused in previous days, between 40 and 60 euros per head, to buy drugs for a private party that was going to be held in a house "for a girl's birthday". "He was in charge of buying it because he had a friend who could get it," said one of them.
Most have stated that they had "before", on other occasions, agreed to buy drugs jointly, although they have pointed out that it was not always the same person who was in charge of buying them. They have also assured that Albert, the other accused, was not part of this group and that he had nothing to do with the party they were going to attend.
It should be remembered that the Prosecutor's Office initially asks for each of the two accused seven years and six months in prison and a fine of 2,482.08 euros for a crime against public health in the form of substances that cause serious damage to health.