Alex Trelinski
A MAN who sent marijuana via parcels from Alicante province to cities across Poland has been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
The 42-year-old Polish national was detained when he was leaving the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre on the Orihuela Costa.
He was part of a gang that organised large quantities of marijuana shipments via different parcel courier companies in the area.
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In April, the Policia Nacional visited a parcel firm on the Pla de la Vallonga industrial estate in Alicante where they intercepted two shipments put together by the Pole.
The packages contained 17 bags of marijuana buds, weighing in at around 19 kilograms.
The man used false information in his dealing with firms and investigators discovered that in just two months, he made 16 similar shipments.
Officers found he lived in Guardamar del Segura and obtained a court warrant to search his home.
He wasn’t there when the early May raid was carried out but nevertheless 213 grams of marijuana, 50 grams of hashish and over €700 in cash was seized.
Also removed were several electronic devices, documentation, four mobile phones, two bulletproof vests, a pellet gun and two vehicles.
Despite the suspect not being at home, police discovered that he had rented a car and it was tracked down a few hours later on the Orihuela Costa where they executed the man’s arrest.
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