Four people between the ages of 23 and 34 have been arrested in Dénia by National Police for allegedly being part of a criminal group and trafficking drugs. This happened after they broke up a cannabis association that was selling marijuana and hashish to both members and non-members as if it were a legal activity.
The first investigations were mostly about checking who owned the property and who was in charge of the association, as well as the necessary permits for the legal activity it was said to be set up for.
The National Police have done this five times in 2025 in the capital of the Marina Alta region against cannabis associations that have broken the rules that were set for them. Officers confirmed that this group had turned into a drug store, where people could go in, buy narcotics, and leave with the drugs they had bought. Surveillance showed that the sellers were only interested in moving these drugs.
Entry and sign-up
Finally, after gathering all the evidence, a court order allowed the facility to be entered and inspected. This was done to collect any drugs found inside and arrest the people who were responsible for the unlawful activities that took place there.
Investigators uncovered lockers in a private portion of the building where customers kept marijuana and other drugs like hashish or pollen locked up and out of reach of any relevant control.
The Valencian Community Unit and the National Police’s Canine Unit worked together to get into the building and search it. They found 2,609 grammes of marijuana, 157 grammes of pollen, 42 grammes of hashish, 38 ‘joint’ cigarettes and 845 euros in cash.
The police took the inmates, who were between the ages of 23 and 34, to the Court of Instruction in Denia once they had finished their work.
Cannabis clubs or CSC
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of “Cannabis Associations” or “CSCs.” These are legally recognised, non-profit groups that provide and distribute cannabis to their members (all of whom are of legal age) for recreational or therapeutic purposes, which reduces social harm. But they have a problem: the police say that this activity has turned into a kind of “association” where drugs are given out freely and without any control over what happens inside and outside the building because there isn’t any specific law against it.
Some of these businesses break the rules of operation and become nothing more than places to buy drugs at retail, which is a very profitable business that goes against the founding principles that led to their creation. Customers enter, buy drugs, and leave without knowing what they will do with them next, which shows that the sellers and managers of the premises are committing drug trafficking crimes.
Author: Derek Appleton
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