Man arrested at Morro Jable port with more than 10 kilos of hashish as he tried to board a ferry to Gran Canaria

The Guardia Civil’s Las Palmas Command arrested a man at the end of August on suspicion of an offence against public health involving drug trafficking, after seizing 10.2 kilos of suspected hashish pollen from him at the port of Morro Jable, in Fuerteventura.

The operation was part of measures put in place by the Guardia Civil to prevent drug trafficking at passenger ports.

The incident took place as officers were carrying out an operation during the boarding of a ferry operated by one of the companies linking Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria.

20 blocks in a sports bag

During the operation, officers identified a man who was about to board on foot and was carrying a sports bag.

When they searched the bag, the Guardia Civil found 20 blocks of a resinous substance inside, believed to be hashish pollen.

The substance weighed 10.2 kilos in total. According to the Guardia Civil, it was intended to be taken to Gran Canaria.

The officers arrested the man on suspicion of an offence against public health involving drug trafficking.

Remanded in custody

The detainee and the case file were handed over to the competent judicial authority.

After appearing before the court, the judge ordered that he be remanded in custody.