Spanish police dismantle Elche drug point and seize 895 grams of cocaine

Citizen complaints initiate inquiry in Elche

National Police officers in the Spanish municipality of Elche, located in Alicante province, dismantled an active drug sales point operating directly out of a residential property. The police operation concluded with the arrest of a 65-year-old man who is being investigated for alleged offenses against public health. According to an official statement from police headquarters in Alicante, the investigation began after authorities received multiple notifications and formal complaints from local residents. Neighbors alerted law enforcement to suspicious activity at the address, noting the frequent arrival of individuals who regularly visited the property to purchase illegal narcotics. These citizen reports provided the initial leads that prompted officers to open a targeted investigation into the residence.

Surveillance verifies garage sales method

Following the receipt of the neighborhood complaints, police investigators carried out preliminary inquiries that successfully identified the 65-year-old resident as the individual allegedly managing the illicit drug sales. Officers subsequently organized and conducted discrete surveillance operations around the perimeter of the property to determine whether the citizen reports were accurate. During these surveillance periods, the monitoring team documented the exact operating pattern used by the suspect to distribute drugs. Prospective buyers entered directly into the garage of the residence to carry out the transactions out of public view. Once inside the garage space, the suspect exchanged narcotics for money, a tactic intended to prevent neighbors and passing police officers from detecting the illicit activity from the street.

Search operation and narcotics confiscated

After gathering sufficient physical and visual evidence confirming that the suspect was using his residence as an active drug distribution point, investigators submitted an official request to the judicial authority for an entry and search warrant. Once the presiding judge granted the necessary search authorization, National Police teams carried out a coordinated search of the home and its garage. The inspection of the property resulted in the seizure of 895 grams of cocaine and six grams of hashish. Law enforcement officers also confiscated 170 euros in small-denomination banknotes, which were divided into fractional cash, along with a precision weighing scale used for measuring drug doses.

Legal proceedings and judicial remand

Upon discovering the narcotics, cash, and drug preparation equipment during the property search, officers arrested the 65-year-old man at the scene on suspicion of committing a crime against public health. The detainee was taken to the local police facilities, where officers processed the case files and completed the required administrative and investigative paperwork. Following the completion of these standard police procedures, the suspect was transferred and presented before the duty investigating court of Elche. After evaluating the police evidence and the quantities of narcotics seized during the residential search, the presiding judge ordered that the 65-year-old suspect be remanded directly to prison.