Four people have been arrested in Santa Cruz de Tenerife after the National Police uncovered a suspected drug-dealing operation involving crack cocaine, with officers seizing drugs, cash and a collection of weapons.
The arrests took place in the Ofra neighbourhood of the island's capital following an investigation into suspected drug trafficking from residential properties.
Police believe the four suspects were working together to distribute drugs, mainly crack cocaine, using their own homes to store the substances and supply customers.
During the investigation, officers monitored numerous brief meetings between the suspects and other people at different times of the day. Police said the pattern of activity was consistent with street-level drug dealing.
On several occasions, officers stopped suspected buyers shortly after they had visited the properties and made contact with those under investigation.
Drugs were recovered during these checks, with crack cocaine accounting for the majority of the substances found.
Crack cocaine, cash and weapons seized
Following the investigation, the National Police arrested four suspects and seized a quantity of drugs, cash and weapons.
The items recovered included:
Police believe the properties were being used as both storage locations and distribution points for the drugs.
All four suspects were brought before the relevant judicial authorities on suspicion of drug trafficking offences.
No further details have been released about their identities, nationalities or whether any additional arrests are expected.
