Overview
- A joint Spanish–Dutch investigation that began in early 2025 led to coordinated searches and raids across Málaga province, Sevilla, Granada and the Netherlands and resulted in the dismantling of the network.
- Authorities arrested 15 people in Torremolinos, Marbella, Fuengirola, Estepona, Mijas, Sevilla and the Netherlands as part of the operation.
- Police reported seizing about 859 kilograms of MDMA, 88 kilograms of ecstasy tablets, 644 cannabis plants, more than five kilograms of buds, 1.3 kilograms of hashish, cash, firearms, luxury cars and high-end watches.
- Investigators say the group planned to ship MDMA to African hubs such as Ghana and then to Latin American countries to trade the drug for cocaine that would be reimported into Europe through Spanish ports.
- Officials called this Europe’s largest MDMA seizure and said the case remains open with possible further arrests and judicial follow-up while the haul may temporarily disrupt the group’s trafficking and money‑laundering channels.