A SUSPECTED drug stash house in Malaga has been discovered after police responded to concerns about a missing neighbour – and stumbled upon more than 200kg of cocaine.
Policia Nacional officers were called to a property on Calle Juan Latino in the Puerto de la Torre neighbourhood on Tuesday afternoon after neighbours and relatives raised the alarm when the 37-year-old tenant had not been seen for several days.
Emergency services, including firefighters, paramedics, Policia Local and Policia Nacional, arrived at around 4.50pm following a call to the 112 Andalucia emergency line.
Once inside the house, medics confirmed the man had died, which activated a judicial investigation. According to reports, the victim had suffered a deep cut to the neck.
During a search of the property, officers discovered more than 200kg of cocaine, although some reports have put the figure closer to 300kg.
The huge quantity of drugs has led investigators to suspect the home was being used as a stash house linked to organised crime groups operating on the Costa del Sol.
Specialist homicide and organised crime units have now taken over the case as they try to establish whether the death was a suicide or a homicide.
Early police theories reportedly point towards suicide, but officials stress that the autopsy results from Malaga’s Institute of Legal Medicine will determine the exact cause of death.
Investigators are also examining the dead man’s possible links to the cocaine haul and any wider trafficking network connected to the property.
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