The National Police of Arrecife has dismantled one of the largest laboratories for the production of amphetamine sulfate (speed) in the Canary Islands, in an operation carried out last January 31 in the town of Tahiche, on the island of Lanzarote.
The police operation has resulted in the arrest of three people, without police records, and with the seizure of approximately 50 kilograms of speed, in addition to 30,000 euros in cash.
The estimated value of the substance seized in the illicit market amounts to approximately 690,000 euros.
The investigation began upon detecting the activity of an individual who habitually traveled from the peninsula to Lanzarote with the aim of producing the narcotic substance.
The agents established a surveillance device after becoming aware of one of his trips, carrying out a tracking from his arrival on the island.
During the operation, investigators observed how the main suspect moved through different points, adopting significant security measures, until finally accessing a dwelling located in Tahiche, where the clandestine laboratory was allegedly located.
Given the evidence gathered, the judicial authority authorized the entry and search of the property. Inside, the agents proceeded to the arrest of the three involved.
Likewise, in one of the rooms of the dwelling, a freezer chest was located, inside which were the 50 kilograms of amphetamine sulfate already prepared and ready for distribution, in addition to 30,000 euros in cash.
The police investigations allowed to determine that the main detainee was in charge of the drug's elaboration, while the other two arrested, residents of the property, assumed the tasks of custody and distribution of the substance throughout the archipelago.
The detainees were placed at the disposal of the competent judicial authority, which decreed the entry into prison of all of them.