members of Special Response Group on Organized Crime (GRECO) They were taking part in land-based monitoring and surveillance of the cargo, which arrived by boat from the coast of Cadiz early last Saturday morning. … Cross the Guadalquivir River and reach the heights of Isla Mayor. One moment, when I was analyzing, boat movementimproper crossing between police vehicles. Pickup type all-terrain vehicle Items used for collection that have probably already been loaded; attacked with a gun to the agent. One of them was seriously injured.
Investigators told the ABC that that moment set off a very tense scenario. Members of this specialized unit of the National Police jumped out of their cars and began to flee, taking refuge in rice fields as best they could, sometimes submerging themselves in the water as the gunfire continued. According to the federal police union, the hooded drug traffickers AK-47 war rifle.
The attack was followed by a momentary scuffle and exchange of gunfire, despite the obvious disparity in weapons. Instead of giving up and retreating, the drug traffickers continued their attacks. When all seemed over, investigators reported what had happened, and soon the National Police, assisted by the Civil Guard, intervened with dozens of vehicles and police investigators in the same operation, completely encircling a group of ships and other facilities on Mayor Island’s Torños highway, on a rural road surrounded by rice fields. Special Operations Security Group (GOES), Special Operations Group (GEO), and Organized Crime Special Response Group (GRECO)mobilized helicopters and many agents, equipped with long weapons and all kinds of equipment. Rarely has such a large-scale deployment been undertaken to hunt down drug traffickers.
Not surprisingly, one of the agents was shot in the groin area with a bullet large enough to penetrate his protective vest. He was rushed to a hospital in the capital and underwent emergency surgery last Saturday morning. The intestines may be affected. This scenario of violence against state security forces and military forces by drug traffickers is more common than one would like in the province of Cadiz, but rare in Seville. As the investigation is still ongoing, The alleged attacker has not yet been identified or arrested. of the agent.
The deployment aroused widespread anticipation among residents of Isla Mayor, many of whom gathered on the Torños Highway to observe the operation. Meanwhile, investigators marked two facilities as havens for drug traffickers. Experts raided these buildings but found no one inside. They found it on a nearby boat Approximately 700 kg of hashish Stored and two cars stolen. This illustrates the establishment of a drug world organization in this area of Seville.