SIX people have been arrested in Denia for selling drugs to tourists at a cannabis club.
Detainees included the club president and secretary.
The Policia Nacional said that the six arrested- aged between 22 and 50- face drug trafficking charges and belonging to a criminal gang.
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The nationalities of the detainees have not been revealed.
The cannabis club premises were registered as an area that allowed members to smoke marijuana, as well as dealing in alternative medicines.
Spanish law strictly prohibits the selling of drugs at cannabis associations, but marijuana can be smoked by members inside a club building so long as it is their own.
The Policia Nacional probe discovered that the club at an unnamed address sold drugs under the cover of being an approved organisation.
Officers monitored the cannabis club headquarters on several occassions.
They spotted a constant flow of people entering and then almost immediately leaving the premises.
That led to the conclusion that the club was acting as a front for drug sales- especially to younger foreign holidaymakers.
The police claimed that the illegal activities had caused concern among neighbours.
Officers raided the building and seized 2.1 kilos of marijuana, over a kilo of hashish, 601 marijuana cigarettes and €670 in cash.
Two men acting as club managers were detained for selling drugs followed by four others including club officials.
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