The Spanish Civil Guard, in Operation Graveyard 02, has dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to the cultivation, sale, and transport of marijuana, which shipped the drug to Slovenia. Nineteen people have been arrested, three of them Slovenian nationals, as alleged perpetrators of drug trafficking, membership in a criminal organization, illegal possession of firearms, illegal possession of weapons of war, and money laundering.
The operation took place on October 23 and 24, with 12 raids carried out on properties in the city of Granada, Almuñécar, and Peligros. In several of these locations, officers discovered indoor marijuana plantations, set up in rooms specially adapted for cultivation, and in one case, in an underground bunker. Officers also found illegal connections to the electrical grid used to power the plantations. The investigation suggests that the organization was sending the drugs to Slovenia, and possible international connections with other countries have not been ruled out.
During the searches, officers seized 181 kilos of marijuana and 1,388 plants, as well as 805 grams of hashish and nearly €35,000 in cash. They also seized several gold pieces valued at around €40,000, six high-end vehicles, numerous motocross motorcycles, and accounting documents.
Regarding weaponry, officers seized four handguns and a pump-action shotgun, along with a large quantity of ammunition and magazines. Among the weapons was a Glock pistol modified for automatic fire, commonly known as a “machine gun,” which qualifies it as a weapon of war. A high-capacity magazine for this weapon was also seized. The seizure of this modified pistol underscores the significant weaponry available to the organization.
The detainees were placed at the disposal of the Duty Investigation Section of the Court of First Instance of Granada, whose head has decreed the provisional imprisonment of four of them.
The investigation, within the framework of actions directed against drug trafficking and criminal organizations linked to this activity, has been developed by the Organic Unit of Judicial Police with the support of the USECIC of Granada and others from commands of Andalusia, Rapid Action Group, Reserve and Security Group, Patrols of the Armilla Company, the Investigation Areas of Almuñécar, Las Gabias and Armilla, Canine Service of Granada, Almería, Huelva and Málaga.