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One of essentially the most highly effective drug lords in Mallorca arrested in Palma



The anti-drug operation carried out on Thursday morning within the Palma shanty city of Son Banya has led to the arrest of “El Vito”, thought-about by the National Police and the Guardia Civil to be the strongest drug trafficker within the city, in keeping with data obtained by the Bulletin sister paper Ultima Hora. The operation, through which 100 officers had been concerned, resulted in 5 arrests. Various medicine had been additionally seized. The investigation stays open.

The investigation, carried out by the Narcotics Group I, with the participation of the Drug and Organised Crime Unit (UDYCO) and the Judicial Police of the Guardia Civil, locations “El Vito” in a cash laundering rip-off allegedly led by Stefan Milojevic and Gonzalo Márquez, in keeping with police sources. The case stays beneath judicial secrecy.

Today’s operation ended with the search of 5 houses and the dismantling of 4 gross sales factors. Officers from the Palma Local Police additionally took half. In addition to the arrest of the person thought-about to be Son Banya’s most vital drug trafficker, 4 different individuals had been additionally arrested.

Officers have taken up positions within the buildings that function gross sales factors to safe them earlier than they’re inspected. As is common in these instances, a National Police helicopter has flown over the world to observe the varied entrances and exits of the shanty city.

‘El Vito’ is a relative newcomer to the police, however he has been a family title within the Palma shanty city of Son Banya for a few years. Aged 24, he has risen to turn into the brand new head of what’s also known as Mallorca‘s medicine grocery store. His nickname maybe makes him the apparent boss; it comes from Vito Corleone of The Godfather fame.

Passionate about high-powered automobiles, he has an Audi RS3 and a Golf R, a exceptional factor about him is that he has no police file. There have been varied rumours as to why this may be. It was mentioned some months in the past that the clans in Son Banya had been cooperating with one another. Up to a degree they had been. Nevertheless, 5 of the medicine barons had been vying for supremacy. Mounting competitors led on one event to sabotage, and out of this competitors has emerged El Vito.

Under El Vito’s ‘administration’, the worth of a gram of cocaine has been capped. It is sixty euros, because it has been for numerous years. How a gram is lower is one other matter. There can be a sure ‘modernisation’ within the type of improvised bars for the clientele.

Son Banya itself and the gypsy clans’ maintain over the medicine commerce are each beneath risk from competitors elsewhere in Palma and in Manacor. Eastern Europeans, Moroccans, Colombians are grabbing energy from the gypsies. Most of the barons not dwell within the shanty city. They’ve moved out to estates they’ve acquired in different elements of Palma in addition to within the likes of Sineu.

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