THE AGENTS SUSPECTED THE DETAINEES BECAUSE OF THEIR NERVOUS ATTITUDE

The Guardia Civil arrests 2 people and seizes 1.5 kilos of cocaine hidden in socks

The detainees were staying at a hotel in Playa Blanca. In their room, the agents found two socks with 67 capsules of cocaine. They were hidden under the mattresses of two beds. Their provisional imprisonment was ordered...

January 27 2016 (09:57 WET)
The Civil Guard arrests 2 people and seizes 1.5 kilos of cocaine hidden in socks
The Civil Guard arrests 2 people and seizes 1.5 kilos of cocaine hidden in socks

The Guardia Civil of Costa Teguise has arrested two people, from whom they have seized 1.5 kilograms of cocaine distributed in 134 capsules. The drugs were found hidden in socks, in the room of a hotel in Playa Blanca where M.V.M., of foreign nationality and 30 years of age, and J.E.R.P., of Spanish nationality and 45 years of age, were staying. Both were arrested as alleged perpetrators of a crime against public health, in the form of drug trafficking, and the judge has ordered their provisional imprisonment.

The agents were in the reception of the establishment in Playa Blanca when "they noticed the restlessness and nervousness shown by M.V.M. and J.E.R.P. in the presence of the police", explains the Benemérita. Given this attitude, the agents decided to identify J.E.R.P. at the reception and found out that both were staying at the hotel. Meanwhile, his companion went "in a suspicious attitude" to the room, "which is why one of the agents decides to identify him together with the security personnel of the aforementioned hotel", they add.

Then, the agents accessed the room to identify M.V.M., and "he showed a nervous attitude with contradictions to the questions and other indications observed by the agents", continues the Guardia Civil. Faced with this, the agents invited him to enter the room. There, on an armchair, there was "male underwear lined inside with tape". Seeing it, one of the agents began to investigate and found two socks, one under each mattress, with 67 capsules of cocaine each.

"With this action, the GIR agents have prevented the disposal on the market of 1,530 grams of cocaine, which, due to its distribution in capsules, was ready for direct sale and consumption", says the Guardia Civil. Both the detainees and the seized drugs have been placed at the disposal of the corresponding duty court of Arrecife, which ordered their provisional imprisonment.

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