A total of 7 people have been arrested this Friday for an alleged crime of drug trafficking. All of them were allegedly traveling in a boat that has appeared stranded on the beach of El Papelillo, in Famara, and in which a package of hashish of about 25 kilograms has been found. The Local Police of Teguise has been the one who has made the first arrests and has then notified the Civil Guard. The agents received the alert from a neighbor about 7 hours, warning of the presence of the boat and that there was a group of people walking along the road. The Civil Guard has launched a police device together with the Local Police of Teguise.
This device has resulted, for the moment, in the arrest of these 7 people. All of them are 
men, of legal age and of Maghreb origin. The device, however, remains open, since according to the Local Police of Teguise it is believed that a total of 12 people were traveling in the canoe. The Benemérita has explained that in the boat, 6 meters long and made of wood, in addition to the package with the drug, they have found a geolocation device. It also points out that, in cases like this and given the number of people who were in the boat, the "primary objective" is usually the entry of these people into Spanish territory, and not so much the introduction of the drug.
The Benemérita has indicated that the testimonies of the detainees will help them to clarify their relationship with the drug. What they do point out, pending what these 7 people relate, is that the boat had two engines and that, due to these "technical characteristics and how it was equipped", it is "possible" that it arrived from the coast of Morocco. According to the Local Police of Teguise, one of the detainees spoke some Spanish and assured them that the boat had left the Moroccan town of Tantan with 12 people on board.
After receiving the notice, the Civil Guard in turn alerted the Red Cross, so that it would take care of attending to the detainees. Four of them have already been assisted by the NGO's personnel in the Costa Teguise barracks and are in good health. They were "somewhat disoriented and disconcerted", the Civil Guard points out.
Escape and persecution across the field
According to what they have told from the Local Police of Teguise to La Voz, several of their agents have moved to Famara in 3 vehicles after receiving a call after 7 in the morning. A resident of La Caleta had warned them that he had seen a group of people walking along the road. When the agents arrived, they located five men who, when "realizing" the police presence, "ran away, across the field", explain from the municipal police force.
A foot chase has then been unleashed that has lasted about 15 minutes. Finally, already "exhausted", four of them have ended up stopping and the agents have arrested them. A fifth, however, "hid in the area" and the Police have not yet found him. At the same time, the Local Police received the notice from another agent, who was in Famara off duty.
This policeman had seen three men who were "disoriented", near a bar in Famara, trying to locate a taxi that would take them "back to Arrecife". The Local Police, who were still near El Papelillo with the other four detainees, then notified the Civil Guard, who is the one who finally "intercepted" them.
At the same time, the Local Police received a third call. Another neighbor had found the boat in which they arrived on the beach and had realized that inside "there was a package of approximately 40 by 40". A couple of local police officers have moved there and have alerted the Civil Guard. The agents have then verified that, "effectively", the package contained hashish.
From the Civil Guard, they emphasize that it is necessary to "talk to them" to draw "conclusions". They do explain, however, that "drugs and irregular immigration in the same case is not something strange", although it is not "usual" either. The usual thing is that these illicit substances arrive in boats in which two people travel, taking advantage of the remaining space for the packages. However, there may be "many circumstances" for which people whose objective is to enter Spanish territory end up introducing packages of drugs, they point out. The reasons can range from a way to pay for the trip, pay a debt or even do it forced by the patterns or organizations that are dedicated to trafficking people to whom they must pay their 'passage'.
