22 Drug Dens Dismantled and 50 Arrested in the Community of Madrid

The National Police have carried out an operation against drug dealing points in several districts of the capital and other Madrid municipalities.

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The National Police have dismantled 22 drug dealing points and arrested 50 people during April and May in various municipalities across the Community of Madrid.

The police operation took place in several districts of the capital, the Cañada Real area, and towns such as Alcalá de Henares and Fuenlabrada, as reported by the force in a statement.
The seized properties were located in the Madrid districts of Tetuán, Moratalaz, Villaverde, Centro, Arganzuela, Latina, Carabanchel, and Fuencarral, as well as in the Cañada Real and the cities of Alcalá de Henares and Fuenlabrada.
This action is part of the police strategy against drug houses and has led to the closure of numerous properties used for drug trafficking, some of which were illegally occupied. With these interventions, the Police have increased the total number of drug dens dismantled in the region so far this year to 90.
In Tetuán, officers dismantled three crack and heroin dealing points in occupied properties, arresting five people and seizing drugs, prohibited weapons, and nearly 9,000 euros. In Moratalaz, three marijuana plantations were discovered hidden in the foundations of a building, with 1,627 plants seized and one woman arrested.
In Villaverde, operations targeted several cocaine and heroin dealing spots. In the Centro District, a clandestine synthetic drug laboratory was dismantled, where over 1.4 kilograms of ecstasy, ketamine, LSD, and tusi were confiscated, and two arrests were made.
Searches in Arganzuela, Latina, Fuencarral, Alcalá de Henares, Fuenlabrada, and the Cañada Real led to the seizure of significant quantities of cocaine, hashish, and marijuana, as well as weapons and cash.

"We maintain our commitment to residents and citizen associations to offer an "effective and forceful" response against these types of criminal activities."

The Superior Headquarters of the Madrid Police