Father & Son Arrested at Alicante Airport for alleged drug smuggling

The incident occurred about 16:00 pm last April 3, when the agents were claimed to attend the filters of controls border of the airport Alicante-Elche , where a citizen of the UK was at that consisted in force a claim of the Criminal Court number two of Murcia.

When the young man noticed that he had been discovered, he fled and headed for the boarding gates that are located after the border, so a chase was started inside the airport .

 Once he was intercepted and arrested, the agents discovered that he was carrying about 200 grams of hashish that he intended to throw during the persecution, and also, at the time of his arrest, showed great resistance and aggression, which is why two agents suffered injuries. 

 After his arrest, the police took steps and discovered that the detainee was not traveling alone, but that his father was at the boarding gate of the same flight, bound for London .

The man was located in the tail of the flight and once identified, agents discovered that this person allegedly had to throw two pieces of hashish with a weight close to 200 grams in the bin that was next, so he was also arrested .

 Both father and son were arrested for allegedly committing a crime against public health, and in total they were seized a total of 400 grams of hashish. 

 The detainees, including seven police records, were placed at the disposal of the Court of Instruction of Guardia number three in Elche. 

 The intervention was carried out by agents of the Frontier Post of Alicante-Elche Airport.