The Court of Instruction number 3 of Arrecife has decreed the preventive imprisonment of one of the nine accused of introducing drugs into Lanzarote through the beaches of Órzola. Meanwhile, the other eight investigated have been placed on provisional release. This has been confirmed by sources from the Court's Communication Office to La Voz.
Initially, six people were arrested, as reported exclusively by this newsroom, but after two new police operations, three more suspects were arrested, who were not imprisoned.
All are being investigated for the crimes of drug trafficking, membership of a criminal organization, and money laundering. In addition, it is not ruled out that one of them is also being investigated for illegal possession of weapons.
As reported by the National Police last March, different homes were searched in Arrecife, Tinajo, Teguise, and Haría (Órzola). Initially, one kilogram of cocaine, 315 kilograms of hashish, 63,000 euros in cash, nine vehicles, two boats, and two jet skis were seized.
The National Police, based on various information, became aware that a criminal organization was introducing large quantities of drugs on the coasts of Lanzarote. Therefore, an exhaustive police investigation began in the middle of last year, where they were able to confirm that allegedly an organized group of people introduced drugs on the coasts of the municipality of Órzola.
For the alleged introduction of narcotic substances, one of the members of the organization, an expert fisherman in the area and a great connoisseur of the sea, allegedly used his boats to go to meeting points in the high seas to collect the drugs that he would later take to the coast.
The National Police assured that once it arrived at the beaches of Órzola, and together with other members of the organization, they unloaded and hid the drugs in several homes.
Another reason for the agents' suspicion that led to the investigation of these people was the high standard of living they led, despite the fact that many of them did not have paid jobs.
