The experienced criminal was arrested at home, where they seized about a kilo of the substance, more than 60,000 euros and a pistol
The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia, in collaboration with the Local Police of Calasparra and within the framework of the services established to prevent and prosecute drug trafficking, carried out the ‘Tarica’ operation, an investigation that resulted in the dismantling of an active point of production and sale of cocaine in a central house in Calasparra, where about a kilo of cocaine, more than 60,000 euros, a pistol and tools for handling and dosing the drug were seized.
The resident of the property –Spanish, 54 years old and with a long criminal record– was arrested as the alleged perpetrator of the crimes of drug production and trafficking; and illegal possession of weapons and, after being brought to justice, he entered prison.
The investigation began last October, when the Civil Guard suspected the existence of a distribution point for narcotic substances in a house in the urban area of the Calasparreño municipality, when they found a regular movement of known drug addicts in the area. In this way, the Benemérita, in collaboration with the Local Police of Calasparra, established two lines of investigation aimed at both determining the location of the property and identifying its residents.
The discreet joint police mechanisms established in the area bore fruit, which was communicated to the judicial authority to request the corresponding entry and search warrant. The exploitation phase of the ‘Tarica’ operation culminated in the search of the property: a house equipped with strong security measures, its main door armored and with an interior video surveillance system, where the suspect was located.
The examination of the property resulted in the discovery of 816 grams of cocaine, most of it in rock, as well as the necessary tools for its handling and dosage. In the same safe where the cocaine was located, the agents found 63,000 euros, which revealed the benefits that this criminal activity allegedly brought him.
A gun for your self and drug defense
Also during the search, the agents found a girdle in a closet, one of those usually used as an interior weapon holster, where a pistol was found. The discovery of this highly harmful means determined the degree of self-defense and protection that the suspect maintained over his person and over the drug, as well as the suspicions that, on some occasion, he could have carried the weapon outside the home.
According to the investigation, the now detained – with a long criminal history for similar crimes – had a large clientele, allegedly dedicating himself to both the preparation of the doses, or as it is known in the criminal slang: ‘cooked’ of the drug, and also its distribution. This dosage, manipulating the substance in a rocky state with other cutting ones to increase its weight, gave him greater gains.
The detainee, the drug, the money, the firearm and the objects seized have been placed at the disposal of the Court of Instruction number 2 of Caravaca de la Cruz, whose owner has ordered the detention of the detainee in preventive detention.
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