Officers of the National Police in Madrid conducted a spectacular operation in the Villaverde district, dismantling a family clan managing a gigantic marijuana cultivation complex. The criminals took over almost an entire residential block on Beniferri Street, converting it into a highly specialized center for drug production and packaging. During the raid, thousands of plants, ready-to-sell dried marijuana, and long firearms were seized, confirming the scale and brutality of the group known as "The Office."
Dismantling of the La Oficina Clan
Police dismantled a family criminal structure that managed a macro-center for marijuana production in Madrid's Villaverde district.
Takeover of an Entire Block
Criminals squatted 15 apartments on Beniferri Street, converting them into 13 professional indoor plantations.
Huge Quantities of Drugs
Authorities seized 4,300 plants, 30 kg of dried marijuana, and dangerous weapons, including an assault rifle.
The Spanish National Police carried out one of the largest operations targeting urban drug plantations in the country's capital. Officers struck at a family clan that had dominated buildings 28, 30, and 32 on Beniferri Street in the Villaverde district. The organized criminal group, using the internal codename "La Oficina", managed to seize and squat as many as 15 apartments in one block, transforming them into professional laboratories and indoor plantations. During searches covering 16 premises, police confiscated 4,300 cannabis plants and 30 kilogramsassault rifle, indicating the clan's high level of danger and readiness to defend their drug empire with arms. Spain has been grappling for years with the problem of illegal marijuana cultivation inside residential buildings, often leading to fires and power grid overloads. The Villaverde district in Madrid is one of the areas most affected by this phenomenon, where organized crime infiltrates abandoned or indebted housing resources. Police actions revealed that only a few apartments in the entire block were actually inhabited by unrelated tenants, who lived in the shadow of the criminal enterprise. Most properties controlled by the clan served exclusively production purposes. Police emphasize that dismantling this structure will significantly reduce drug distribution in the southern areas of Madrid. The investigation is ongoing, and officers do not rule out further arrests of individuals linked to the financing and logistics of "The Office." Plants: 4300, Dried Marijuana (kg): 30, Firearms: 1, Premises Searched: 16 15 — apartments in one block used by criminals for drug production