Alex Trelinski
A DUTCHMAN has been jailed by an Alicante court after an off-duty policeman spotted him loading cardboard boxes full of marijuana into a rental van.
The man, 52, was arrested for drug trafficking with over 110 kilos of marijuana seized.
The consignment was destined for northern Europe.
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The Guardia Civil officer was in El Campello and could smell the distinctive aroma of the drug.
He remained hidden as two men carried on transporting the boxes from a villa.
When the van departed with the Dutch national at the wheel, he followed it discreetly as well as notifying his colleagues so that they could intercept it.
The vehicle was stopped heading towards Alicante on the El Campello ring road.
A search revealed 148 packs of vacuum-packed marijuana buds with a total weight of 74 kilos.
A further 77 bags of the drug were found back at the villa, all packed up in suitcases ready for distribution.
