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71 people arrested as members of a wide network of drug traffickers that operated between Spain and Sweden

They used a Swedish moving company based in Alicante and Malaga to transport the drug from Spain to the Nordic country, hiding it among the legal charges that the company carried out

In Madrid, one of the most violent criminals was arrested, classified by EUROPOL as a high value target for his alleged involvement in crimes of conspiracy for murder, drug trafficking, kidnapping and extortion

A total of 1,700 kilograms of hashish, 500 kilograms of marijuana, 55,000 units of an opiate drug used as a substitute for heroin, 5 kilograms of cocaine, 23 kilograms of amphetamine, two submachine guns, one rifle, eight short weapons, one hand grenade, five air pistols and 400 cartridges

They have also been intercepted 592,000 euros in cash, 1,850,000 euros in bank accounts and bitcoin wallets with an estimated value of 15,000 euros; and properties valued at more than € 14,000,000 have been blocked