The Alicante Local Police’s dog unit has taken about 210 grams of cocaine and other drugs in two operations this week at the city’s bus station. The drug-sniffing dog “Kata” was there for both operations, which led to the arrest of two men who were taking buses from Barcelona to Almería. In both raids, officers found a drug called tusi or pink cocaine, which is a synthetic drug that combines different stimulants.
The first occurrence happened on Wednesday, April 8th, when a bus making a stop at the station on Avenida Loring was being checked as part of a routine inspection. “Kata” pointed out a 46-year-old passenger from Barcelona who was on the bus. She pointed to both his genitals and the rucksack he was carrying.
Officers found multiple packets in his rucksack that contained 5.42 grams of “tusi” (a form of cocaine) and 5.90 grams of marijuana after taking him to a station office. Later, at the police station, a more comprehensive search uncovered two more parcels hidden in his pants, camouflaged with coffee grounds, containing a total of 103 grams of cocaine and 21.4 grams of ‘tusi’. The person who was arrested was put in a holding cell and taken to court as the person who was suspected of being involved in narcotics trafficking.
Second passenger
Last Thursday, April 9th, the second operation happened on a different bus going the same way. This time, a 28-year-old man from Barcelona was arrested after “Kata” pointed him out. Officers recovered 72.7 grams of pink cocaine on him, stashed in a sock in his rucksack and in an inside pocket of his hoodie. They also took €535 in cash, in bills of different amounts.
The Local Police do these things as part of their regular checks at important transport hubs to stop drug trafficking and make the city safer.
