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NewsTrafficking8 October 2026

Spanish police say a wanted hashish-resin trafficker was arrested in Tangier on 8 October, in an operation with 86 arrests in Spain

Barlamane and Yabiladi reported that Spain's National Police announced on 27 October that a wanted hashish-resin trafficker had been arrested in Tangier on 8 October on an international warrant and is held in Morocco pending extradition to Spain. According to the reports, the man left Madrid in March, and the same investigation led to 86 arrests in seven Spanish provinces and to the seizure in Spain of 10.8 tonnes of cannabis resin from seven storage sites. The reports quote Spanish police as saying the resin passed from Morocco through the Spanish coast to Madrid.

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PlaceTangierTangier-Assilah PrefectureTanger-Tetouan-Al HoceimaMorocco

AgencySpanish National Police (Policía Nacional)

Approximate location35.77, -5.80

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2026-10-08 Trafficking Spanish police say a wanted hashish-resin trafficker was arrested in Tangier on 8 October, in an operation with 86 arrests in Spain Barlamane and Yabiladi reported that Spain's National Police announced on 27 October that a wanted hashish-resin trafficker had been arrested in Tangier on 8 October on an international warrant and is held in Morocco pending extradition to Spain. According to the reports, the man left Madrid in March, and the same investigation led to 86 arrests in seven Spanish provinces and to the seizure in Spain of 10.8 tonnes of cannabis resin from seven storage sites. The reports quote Spanish police as saying the resin passed from Morocco through the Spanish coast to Madrid. https://barlamane.com/fr/un-baron-espagnol-de-la-resine-de-cannabis-en-fuite-depuis-mars-tombe-a-tanger/ Morocco Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Tangier-Assilah Prefecture Tangier 35° 46' 12.00" N, 5° 48' 0.00" W event site Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional)