Huge excitement in Spain! Of all people, a high-ranking police chief may have worked closely with the drug mafia. The head of the economic crime department of the Spanish National Police in Madrid has been arrested.
Óscar Sánchez Gil is accused of drug trafficking, money laundering and bribery. His wife, also a police officer, and 13 other people were also arrested. This is reported by the state television broadcaster RTVE, the newspaper “El Mundo” and other Spanish media, citing the responsible authorities.
Strike against drug mafia could turn into police scandal
Spanish investigators had previously found a record amount of 13 tons of cocaine among bananas in the port of Algeciras. Media suspect that the arrests could be related to this. Now the successful strike against the drug mafia could develop into a police scandal.
Spanish police guard the confiscated 13 tons of cocaine
During a search of the police chief’s house in the Madrid suburb of Alcalá de Henares, investigators found more than 20 million euros. The money was hidden in the walls and is said to have come from drug deals. Additional cash amounting to around one million euros was seized from the police chief’s office.
The investigation leading to the arrests was carried out by an internal affairs unit of the National Police. This operation is led by the National Court of Justice. The investigating judge ordered pre-trial detention for all 15 people arrested.