13 tonnes of cocaine in a container: this is one of the largest seizures ever made in Europe in the history of drug trafficking. Several leads led investigators straight to the house of the head of the national police…
A commodity that comes from Ecuador
On November 6, 2024, Spanish law enforcement made one of the largest seizures of cocaine ever recorded in a single container: 13 tons of white powder hidden among boxes of bananas transported to Algeciras. The merchandise came from Ecuador.
According to a police press release, it is probably ” the largest seizure in the history of drug trafficking in Spain ”, as well as “ the second largest seizure in Europe in a single container, and one of the largest globally ».
A senior police official involved
While in Ecuador, country of origin of these 13 tons of cocainethe situation already seems to be calming down, in Spain, the investigations have taken an unexpected turn.
Many clues point to Óscar Sánchez Gil, head of the economic crimes section of the national police, as one of the accomplices who facilitated the almost unnoticed transport of the container to its final destination.
20 million euros hidden in its walls…
During the search of his home, the police discovered a huge quantity of cash: 20 million euros hidden in the walls.
Continuing the searches in his office, investigators also found 1 million euros in 50 notes.
According to numerous corroborating sources, this colossal sum represents the earnings accumulated by this senior official of the Spanish national police by collaborating with drug traffickers for many years.
Presented as a model police officer, discreet, brilliant and hardworking, Óscar Sánchez Gil, aged 48, spent, throughout his career, through the narcotics and organized crime section, recall our colleagues atThe World. Arrested at the same time as his wife, he will be tried for corruption et money laundering.
Who are the other accomplices of this police chief?
To organize such well-established trafficking, it is obvious that Óscar Sánchez Gil is not the only high-ranking state official involved in this affair.
Indeed, to reach Algeciras, how many obstacles did this merchandise have to overcome? Not to mention its reloading in the country of origin, its arrival at the Spanish port, and its transport by truck to its final destination…
But to date, investigations have led to the arrest of a woman, “associated with the company receiving the mailing”. The two managers of the charter company, meanwhile, are on the run.
