In Ulldecona, in the Terres de l'Ebre, Mossos d'Esquadra have dismantled a criminal group accused of running one of Catalonia's largest hashish logistics centres. The operation, led by the Criminal Investigation Division, ended with 10 arrests, nine men and one woman aged between 24 and 52.
The case began in November 2025 after a traffic patrol was alerted to a suspicious vehicle accident in Ulldecona. Officers found a damaged car with bullet impacts, a firearm and several unspent bullets inside. Nearby, they located an industrial warehouse with its door open and a large quantity of metal boxes filled with hashish.
Police said the warehouse was used as the network's logistics centre and described it as the largest found in Catalonia so far. Firefighters from the Generalitat were called in to help cut open the custom-welded iron boxes and remove the drugs. Investigators said more than 9,000 kg of hashish were found on site, and that another 3,000 kg had already been moved, bringing the total linked to the centre to at least 12 tonnes.
The investigation, overseen by Amposta Court number 1, identified a group focused on the management, storage and distribution of large quantities of hashish. Officers also searched for people who may have been hiding nearby after the initial incident, and found a crashed and abandoned van on a rural road. Four people were arrested in that first phase, while police initially believed the damage may have been linked to a narco-assault.
A second phase led to two more arrests and searches at another warehouse in Ulldecona and a home in La Ràpita. In May 2026, the final phase brought simultaneous raids in Fuengirola, Sabadell and Ulldecona, with support from the National Police in Andalusia. Police said this helped identify further members of the group, including one based in Fuengirola and several in Sabadell.
During the final raids, officers arrested one suspect in Fuengirola, another at an industrial warehouse in Sabadell, and two more people in Ulldecona. Police also seized electronic equipment, mobile phones and other items they said were relevant to the investigation. For more Catalonia crime coverage, see our news page.