| Three people have been arrested as alleged perpetrators of a continued crime of drug trafficking | Various doses of cocaine and heroin, cutting substances, materials for distribution, a precision scale, and a notebook with sales notes have been seized from the home register. The 'gambling den' was open 24 hours a day with a frequency of between 25 and 30 daily shoppers The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia has carried out the operation 'Cuevas' in Alhama de Murcia, an investigation framed in the 'Police response plan to retail trafficking and drug use in areas, places and entertainment venues', which has resulted with the arrest of three experienced criminals as alleged perpetrators of a continuous drug trafficking crime. The Benemérita has dismantled a retail drug point of sale in a central house in the urban area of ??Alhama de Murcia, where various doses of cocaine and heroin, cutting substances, materials for distribution, a precision scale and a sales notepad. The action began last April, when the Civil Guard was on the trail of an active retail drug point of sale, established in a central home in the urban area of ??the municipality of Alhama de Murcia. Agents of the Benemérita, specialized in Citizen Security Prevention, established a series of discreet surveillance devices in the area that allowed the constant transfer of 'clients' to be verified, 24 hours a day, mainly drug addicts, with a daily volume of between 25 and 30 buyers. The evidence obtained during the investigation made it possible to identify the alleged head of the criminal group, an experienced criminal who had leased, since last February, the home under investigation. The civil guards found out that from that date he lived in the building where, supposedly, he made the papers of narcotic substances that were sold through a window of the house, which communicated with the public highway, by one of his henchmen. After obtaining the necessary indications and prior judicial authorization, the Civil Guard has carried out the entry and search of the property, where several doses of cocaine and heroin have been seized, useful for its cutting, materials for distribution, a precision scale and a handwritten notebook with details of the sales operations. The development of the investigation has ended with the arrest of three men, Spaniards, 47 and 49 years old, as alleged perpetrators of a continued crime of drug trafficking. The dismantled criminal group had organized its criminal tasks with the distribution of tasks for each of its members and began with the acquisition of drugs (mainly cocaine), its court, to obtain a greater number of doses and finally the retail sale. The 'Cuevas' operation has culminated in the deactivation of an active retail drug point of sale, established in a central home in the municipality of Alhama de Murcia, which was attended by between 25 and 30 buyers daily, some of whom also , were proposed for sanction for possession of narcotic substances and for noncompliance with the confinement measures decreed by the Government in the current state of alarm. The arrested, the drug seized, the effects seized and the proceedings investigated have been placed at the disposal of the Investigating Court of Totana (Murcia).
Source: Ministerio del Interior