The National Police have arrested four individuals in Badalona as suspected members of an organisation dedicated to hashish trafficking. The group used a taxi as a cover to transport the drugs, and the investigation has led to the seizure of over 300 kilos of hashish and luxury vehicles.
The National Police dealt a blow to drug trafficking in Badalona with the arrest of four individuals accused of being part of a criminal organisation dedicated to hashish trafficking. The gang, perfectly structured, used a taxi as a cover tool to transport the drugs, taking advantage of the apparent normality of this public service to evade police controls.
The operation, which began shortly before the summer of 2025, was carried out by agents from the Local Brigade of Judicial Police of the Sant Adrià de Besòs Police Station. Investigators detected the existence of this gang and began a meticulous follow-up of the taxi driver, which allowed them to reconstruct the internal workings of the organisation.
Thanks to the surveillance of the suspect, agents identified the usual points for picking up and delivering the drugs, as well as the so-called 'nurseries': places used for the storage and temporary custody of hashish before its distribution. The network operated with significant security measures, with differentiated functions among its members to hinder police action.
The turning point of the investigation came when agents arrested the taxi driver in Sabadell, just after picking up a shipment of hashish at a location in the city. Inside the vehicle were the driver and his daughter, who, according to the Police, was used as a 'distraction element to reinforce the appearance of an everyday trip with a passenger'. Both were arrested after finding two bags with 29 kilos of hashish in the boot.
Following these arrests, the National Police deployed a large operation that included the search of several homes of other gang members, including that of the leader, who was arrested as he left his home. A storage unit and an industrial warehouse used by the criminal organisation were also inspected.
In the home of the main suspect, agents found 155.24 kilograms of hashish in blocks, 17.14 kilograms of hashish resin in pollen, a revolver with 15 cartridges, 138,020 euros in cash, and a Renault Kangoo van linked to the gang's infrastructure. In the storage unit, 104.40 kilograms of hashish resin in pollen and 5.38 kilograms of hashish in blocks were seized. Finally, in the industrial warehouse, three high-end vehicles were located: a Tesla, a Polestar, and a Porsche Cayenne, whose acquisition was allegedly related to the profits from drug trafficking.
In total, the operation has resulted in the seizure of over 199 kilos of hashish in blocks, more than 104 kilos of hashish pollen, a revolver with 20 cartridges, over 138,000 euros in cash, and eight high-end vehicles. The four detainees are accused of drug trafficking and belonging to a criminal organisation.
The criminal organisation had several countries in the European Union, particularly France, Germany, and Italy, as the main destinations for the drugs. The investigation, which lasted several months, has been key to dismantling a network that operated with a high level of sophistication and exploited the apparent normality of a taxi to move large quantities of hashish.
The detainees have been placed at the disposal of the judiciary, and the National Police does not rule out further arrests as part of the operation. Citizen collaboration and the work of the agents from the Local Brigade of Judicial Police of Sant Adrià de Besòs have been fundamental to the success of the operation, which represents a significant blow to drug trafficking in the metropolitan area of Barcelona.
The use of a taxi as a means of transporting drugs is not an isolated fact in the fight against drug trafficking. In recent years, the National Police has detected an increase in such practices, where criminals try to camouflage their illicit activities behind the facade of legitimate services. In this case, the taxi driver and his daughter used the vehicle to make trips that appeared to be everyday, but which were actually part of an international hashish distribution network.
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