Local police in Crevillent have recently carried out three very different operations, ranging from tackling illegal drug trafficking to intercepting a suspected fraud attempt and rescuing an unexpected feathered passenger. In one operation, the Operational Response Unit (URO) arrested a man for an alleged offence against public health after seizing various illicit substances, whilst in another intervention, officers identified a person who was trying to sell a supposed iPhone that turned out to be a fake.
The drug-related operation began during a routine patrol. Officers noticed the suspicious behaviour of an individual who, upon spotting the police presence, tried to throw away a bag containing what was believed to be cocaine, even attempting to hide it with his foot.
After intercepting him and carrying out a search, local officers seized approximately 11 grams of suspected cocaine, a further 10 grams of a granulated substance, several pills of suspected MDMA (ecstasy), and two bags of marijuana. The man was arrested for a suspected crime against public health.
Local police framed this action within the URO’s ongoing surveillance of small-scale drug sales, alongside joint operations conducted in coordination with the National Police and the Guardia Civil against drug trafficking and organized criminal groups.
The day held another rather different incident. Whilst officers were returning to headquarters after their shift, they spotted an apparently lost lovebird. Police collected the bird and took it to police premises, where it was kept safe whilst enquiries were made to locate its owner. Local police also appealed for public assistance to find the owner.
The third recent incident occurred after local police received several calls from members of the public regarding a person trying to sell a supposed iPhone near Avenida San Vicente Ferrer. Initially, those who alerted the officers suspected that the handset might have been stolen.
A patrol located the seller, who attempted to evade police action. During the intervention, officers found a phone that the person had previously tried to hide. Checks confirmed that the handset was actually a fake, leading local police to believe that the individual may have been attempting to defraud potential buyers by passing it off as a genuine iPhone.