Spain and Ecuador target cocaine smuggling ring and make 44 arrests
- Spanish and Ecuadorian authorities conducted a multiyear investigation leading to the arrest of 44 people and the seizure of 21 tons of cocaine.
- The operation targeted a drug smuggling ring financed by Dubai investors that transported cocaine from South America to Spain in shipping containers.
- In March 2025, Ecuadorian police detained 36 suspects and raided about 50 properties during the initial phase of the investigation.
- Spanish police confiscated 1 million euros in raids and found smugglers hiding drugs among commercial goods, especially bananas, shipped from the port of Guayaquil.
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A joint investigation between the Spanish Civil Guard and the Ecuadorian National Police led to the dismantling of an organization dedicated to international cocaine trafficking between South America, Europe and the Middle East.
Spanish police announced today that a multi-year investigation, in cooperation with Ecuadorian authorities aimed at breaking up a drug smuggling ring, led to 44 arrests and the confiscation of 21 tons of cocaine.
The Civil Guard has dismantled an organization linked to the introduction in Spain of large quantities of cocaine through various ports,
Spain, Ecuador target cocaine smuggling ring, make 44 arrests
MADRID — Spanish police on Wednesday said a multiyear investigation with Ecuadorian authorities to bust a drug smuggling ring led to 44 arrests and the confiscation of 21 tons of cocaine. The Civil Guard said the operation with Ecuador’s National Police, which was overseen by Europol, targeted a ring that was financed by investors in Dubai and was smuggling drugs from South America into Spain in shipping containers. The first arrests were in Mar…
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