National police have dismantled the largest cocaine extraction and processing laboratory ever in eastern Andalusia in Torre del Campo (Jaén).Operation Ibero» As a result, six people were arrested. The laboratory was fully operational and had a production capacity of up to 200 pieces. … kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride per month.
This action is the result of an investigation in collaboration with law enforcement authorities. Columbiawarned of the presence in Spain of Hispanic Americans with extensive experience in establishing drug laboratories. This person may have been in contact with residents of Torre del Campo, who were previously associated with other clandestine structures demolished in the country.
Investigators confirmed that a home in the town of Jaén had been broken into. industrial machinery and the large quantities of chemicals needed to convert cocaine base into hydrochloride, a form intended for illicit distribution. The activity was so intense that the odors from processing reached areas near the site.
organization operated from Jaén, Estepona (Malaga), Madridacquired materials such as large capacity tanks to process thousands of liters of chemicals. Those surveyed in Jaén province provided storage and production space and ensured the necessary infrastructure to keep the laboratory running.
The operation began after investigators discovered an exchange of goods between two vehicles during broad daylight searches in Torre del Campo and La Guardia (Jaén), Alcorcón (Madrid) and Estepona (Málaga). Prevent destruction of evidence Ensure that major facilities are dismantled.
In Torre del Campo’s laboratory, 1,000 liters of precursor35 kilograms of cocaine have already been processed and 11 kilograms of cocaine base are awaiting conversion. 17,000 euros in cash. At the time of intervention, the space was fully operational.
In parallel, a second small laboratory was set up in Alcorcón, used to perfect the processing and cutting of drugs, and other drugs were seized. 300 liters Contains highly volatile chemicals, resulting in a risk to neighborhood safety.
The operation was reported by Manuel Fernández, Deputy Representative of the Government of Jaén, and Laila Doris Hachmohamed, Provincial Director of the National Police, highlighting the relevance of the police coup and collaboration with the National Police. international services In the fight against drug trafficking.
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