The police arrested a 37-year-old man in Escaldes on Tuesdaymanager of a transport company, as alleged author of a crime against public health due to drug trafficking and a crime against public order due to membership in an organized gang. The arrest is part of an international judicial operation coordinated with the civil guardthe national gendarmerie of Bordeaux i OFAST, the French Anti-Drug Office.
The investigation began at the end of December after an international rogatory commission was activated following the interceptionin August 2025 in the Bordeaux area, from one truck from Spain carrying 1,300 kilos of cocaine. Based on the driver’s arrest, investigators determined that the manager of the company would have organized the distribution of the drug.
The man resided in Andorra and from principality should managed the logistics of the company, based in Spainaccording to police. The stupefying were transported from the Peninsula towards other European countries without passing through Andorran territory.
France he requested this week the arrest of the employer through INTERPOL. French justice also accuses him of a crime against the Administration of Justice for money laundering. They were confiscated in the search of the detainee’s home electronic devices, high end watchesone card linked to a cryptocurrency account and close to 5,000 euros in cash.
The civil guardwith French cash, also raided a Zaragozawhere they go locate 3 kilos of marijuana, 20,000 euros in cash, another high-end watchelectronic devices and documentation. The investigation remains open and under secret summary.
