The First Section of the Provincial Court of Las Palmas will try six defendants next week for drug trafficking, mainly heroin and cocaine, from Gran Canaria to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
The events date back to between 2023 and 2024. The Public Prosecutor's Office accuses A.I.S.P., D.M.P.S., and C.H.O. of being responsible for introducing narcotic substances into the Canary Islands and subsequently distributing the drugs throughout Gran Canaria.Meanwhile, it points out that the defendants C.S.E. and A.R.O.M. were allegedly responsible for transporting and **distributing cocaine and heroin** to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, respectively. Once on the islands, they allegedly sold them to other peopleIn the case of Lanzarote, the Public Prosecutor's Office states that C.S.E. allegedly met in January 2024 with another person who has already been convicted of these acts in a final judgment and handed over 475 grams of cocaine, valued at 38,000 euros, for distribution in Lanzarote. This accused had previously been convicted of drug trafficking by the Provincial Court of Malaga in 2011 to twelve years in prison and a fine of three million euros.
One detainee in Lanzarote and searches in Valterra
C.S.E. was arrested on September 11, 2024, in Lanzarote, while transporting drugs from the island of Gran Canaria. At that time, he had 202 grams of cocaine and 82 grams of heroin, valued at 12,000 euros.
The day after their arrest, judicial authorities gave the green light to enter and search their homes in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and on Zamora street in Arrecife. In these residences, more than 425 grams of phenacetin, nearly 69 grams of caffeine and phenacetin, 350 grams of caffeine and paracetamol, and almost 410 grams of caffeine were found, as well as tools for dosing and distributing substances, three mobile phones, and 1,375 euros in cash.
Several raids in Gran Canaria
Following this, a search was carried out in a storage room and a home belonging to the accused A.I.S.P. in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where several kilograms of drugs valued at one and a half million euros, a mobile phone, cash, and various vehicles were seized.
Another search in Gran Canaria at the homes of D.M.P.S., where, in addition to an air pistol, a camera, and various mobile phones, narcotic substances **valued at 340,000 euros** were intercepted
In addition, searches were carried out at the homes of C.H.O. and A.R.O.M. in Gran Canaria, where narcotic substances and cash were also seized.
The defendants also own various properties, including homes and land, allegedly acquired with drug trafficking profits.
The Prosecutor's Office classifies the events as two crimes against public health, specifically involving substances that cause serious harm to health, and another of belonging to a criminal group. Of these, it considers all of them guilty. At this point, it notes that the defendant C.S.E. is considered to have the aggravating circumstance of recidivism.
The Public Prosecutor's Office requests a nine-year prison sentence for each of C.S.E. and the defendants A.I.S.P., D.M.P.S., and C.H.O., special disqualification from passive suffrage for the duration of the sentence, and a fine of seven million euros for a crime against public health, as well as two years in prison for each for the crime of belonging to a criminal groupMeanwhile, for the accused A.R.O.M. requests seven years in prison for both offenses and a fine of five million euros.Finally, he requests a five-year prison sentence and a €60,000 fine for the accused A.R.S.M.
Expulsion from national territory
Of the six defendants, most are Spanish citizens, except for two of them, C.H.O. and C.S.E., who were born in Nigeria. Regarding them, the Public Prosecutor's Office requests that they serve their prison sentences in national territory given "the nature and gravity" of the crime and that when they access the third degree or conditional release, they be expelled from national territory and prohibited from returning for ten years.