Spain Uncovers Industrial Drug Tunnel Linking Ceuta to Morocco

Overview

• Spanish police disclosed a purpose-built tunnel under a Ceuta warehouse that connected directly to Morocco.
• The passage had three levels with a vertical shaft, a storage chamber, and a straight corridor, plus rails and small wagons to move pallets of hashish.
• A year-long investigation targeting cross-border smuggling led to 27 arrests and more than 17 tonnes of seizures in several operations.
• Searches turned up €1.4 million in cash and 17 luxury cars, and officers detained one suspected ringleader in late March.
• Authorities say the network supplied Spain and wider Europe, highlighting Spain’s role as a main gateway for Moroccan cannabis resin.