A National Police operation has removed 100 kilos of cocaine from circulation following the arrest of five men in the Vega Baja area. The joint raid was carried out by the Central Drug and Organised Crime Unit (UDYCO) and the Central Violent Crimes Unit (UDEV), targeting an organised criminal group based in Alicante that provided services to foreign criminal gangs.
The operation culminated at an industrial warehouse located in the Las Maromas Industrial Park in Almoradí. Police arrested three British nationals and two Spanish nationals, aged between 34 and 40. The two Spanish suspects were already under investigation by separate police divisions—one for large-scale cocaine trafficking to foreign buyers taking advantage of price disparities, and the other for acquiring logistical supplies and premises for illicit activities.
The two independent investigations converged when officers ran the suspects’ details through the national organised crime database. Upon learning that a large shipment of cocaine had arrived in Spain by sea—potentially via the Port of Valencia—and was being stored in Almoradí, officers moved to intercept the consignment.
Three British citizens had travelled to the site to finalise the deal. One acted as a representative to oversee the transaction and deliver a cash payment, while the other two were truck drivers tasked with transporting the drugs back to the United Kingdom hidden amongst legal cargo.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, 21st July, supported by Greco Levante and agents from the Provincial Police Station of Alicante, officers raided the Almoradí warehouse at approximately 6:00 pm. Inside, police secured 100 single-kilo packages of cocaine stamped with logos, alongside nearly 7,000 euro in cash, a car, and the transport truck.
The five suspects remain in police custody at the Alicante Provincial Police Station ahead of their court appearance. The seized cocaine has been transferred to the Health Department for official testing and destruction.
