Six arrested as drug traffickers broken up in Torrevieja

Six arrested as drug traffickers broken up in Torrevieja
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By h.b. - Oct 6, 2008 - 7:29 AM

Some of the drugs recovered from the group in Torrevieja - Photo National Police

The group are said to have distributed large amounts of cocaine in Torrevieja and Alicante.

Six people have been arrested across the Vega Baja area in connection with a drug trafficking gang which dealt with large amounts of cocaine in Torrevieja and Alicante.

The police operation started some three months ago and has so far recovered 3.5 kilos of the drug.

All six people arrested are from Latin America and in their 30’s, and some have a record on similar charges. The head of the group has been named as 35 year old M.V.C. who was arrested on drug charges in 2001. The group now go before the duty judge in Torrevieja.

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