The National Police has dealt a significant blow to drug trafficking in the Canary Islands with the dismantling of a criminal organization allegedly dedicated to the reception, preparation, transport, and distribution of hashish among different islands of the archipelago.
The investigation, carried out by agents of the Organized Crime and Drug Unit (UDYCO) of Las Palmas, has led to the seizure of a total of 350 kilograms of hashish, as well as various vehicles, material used for drug preparation, and other effects related to criminal activity.
The operation began at the start of the year 2026, when investigators detected the existence of a criminal network that used a sophisticated logistical infrastructure to introduce the narcotic substance into the inter-island distribution circuit.
The organization received hashish from Morocco and, after its preparation, introduced it in apparently legal shipments managed through companies in the Canary Islands logistics sector.
After several months of investigation, agents managed to identify the internal workings of the organization and its modus operandi, verifying that it had different transporters responsible for collecting and delivering the drug according to pre-established instructions.
To this end, they habitually used rental vans, a measure intended to hinder police work, shipment tracking, travel traceability, and thus reduce the risk of detection.
The inquiries confirmed that the organization used agricultural products to conceal the narcotic substance during transport. The packages of hashish were camouflaged among boxes of vegetables with the aim of going unnoticed during travel between the islands.
At the time of the police action, the 350 kilograms of hashish seized were hidden among corn cobs ready for distribution.
The operational phase culminated with the arrest of three individuals, allegedly integrated into the criminal organization, as well as the seizure of several vans used for the commission of the acts, in addition to causing the criminal organization an estimated economic loss of nearly 700,000 euros.
The investigation remains open, so further police actions are not ruled out aimed at the total clarification of the facts and the location of other possible members of the criminal network.
The detainees were placed at the disposal of the competent judicial authority, who ordered the entry into prison of all investigated individuals.