{
  "id": 18532494,
  "title": "Five Arrested in Torrevieja Drug Lab Raids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/five-arrested-in-torrevieja-drug-lab-raids",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T16:29:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Leader",
    "slug": "the-leader",
    "url": "https://theleader.info/2026/11/06/five-arrested-in-torrevieja-drug-lab-raids/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five individuals have been arrested in Torrevieja as part of Operation Maluka, a second phase investigation into suspected drug activities. The Guardia Civil dismantled a suspected drug dealing premises and a cocaine preparation laboratory during raids on two properties. Suspected drug trafficking and membership of a criminal organisation are the charges against the five, comprising three women aged 70, 43, and 37, and two men aged 35 and 30. The operation followed an earlier crackdown on drug sales in a residential building and was sparked by new surveillance indicating that dealing activities had resumed. Police observed suspicious movements by a person using an electric scooter, which led to the identification of the two addresses for search. During searches, authorities found over €1,000 in cash, significant quantities of cocaine, cannabis, and hashish, as well as drug preparation materials and chemical precursors. The five arrested individuals were released pending further proceedings.",
  "summary": "Guardia Civil officers have dismantled a suspected drug-dealing premises and a cocaine preparation laboratory in Torrevieja, arresting five people in the second phase of Operation Maluka. The investigation followed an earlier crackdown on drug sales in a residential building. Subsequent surveillance indicated that suspected dealing had resumed, prompting officers to launch further enquiries.…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}