Man arrested at Gran Canaria airport with 10.5 kilos of heroin in a holdall

The Guardia Civil, in a joint operation with the Tax Agency, have arrested a man of Spanish nationality as he arrived at Gran Canaria airport, on a flight from Brussels, with 10.5 kilos of heroin in luggage. His arrest comes after the Belgian customs authorities alerted the Guardia Civil of a possible shipment of a narcotic substance transported by a passenger coming from Brussels.

This prompted Customs Surveillance officials of the Tax Agency on the island, together with the Guardia Civil based at the Gran Canaria airport, to set up a specific security point for the flight on which the passenger was travelling, as reported in an official press release.

The control point successfully identified the man when he disembarked from the plane after locating the bag containing the heroin which had been put in the hold, and subsequently proceeded to arrest him as allegedly responsible for a crime against public health for drug trafficking.

The detainee, a resident of Gran Canaria, and the seized drugs have been handed over to the Investigating Court No. 2 of Telde.