Man arrested for throwing drug-filled tennis balls into Tenerife prison
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly throwing tennis balls filled with drugs into Tenerife II prison. The suspect is a resident of La Laguna and has been accused of drug trafficking.
The incident was detected during routine external surveillance at the prison, carried out in coordination with security staff. Officers were alerted to a man acting suspiciously outside the facility and then checked CCTV footage.
Cameras captured the suspect throwing two objects over the prison perimeter and running away. Officers quickly left the site in a patrol vehicle and launched a search while alerting staff inside the prison to find the items that had been thrown.
The man was spotted minutes later nearby, where officers discovered additional drugs in his possession. He was arrested immediately.
A search inside the prison recovered the two objects, which were found to be tennis balls containing 61 grams of hashish, 6 grams of crack cocaine, and 1.2 grams of cocaine.
The suspect has been brought before the judicial authorities along with the case file as investigations continue.
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