Ibiza Drug Trafficking Network Dismantled: Eight Arrested and Almost 165 Kilograms of Drugs Seized

November 11, 2026

Spain's National Police have dismantled an international drug-trafficking organisation operating in Ibiza, arresting eight people and seizing close to 165 kilograms of different drugs, more than €150,000 in cash and a significant quantity of equipment.

The operation, which was completed in October 2026 and made public on 9 November, uncovered a clandestine facility for processing and preparing synthetic drugs at an isolated property in Sant Miquel, within the municipality of Sant Joan de Labritja.

Six of the eight people arrested have been remanded in provisional custody following their appearance before the judicial authorities.

According to the National Police, the organisation had been operating in Ibiza for at least the previous three summer seasons and controlled several stages of the drug supply chain, from the introduction of substances onto the island to their processing, preparation and subsequent distribution.

Investigation Began in 2024

The investigation was led by the Drugs and Organised Crime Unit (UDYCO) of the National Police's Judicial Police in Ibiza.

Enquiries began in the summer of 2024, when officers investigating the lower levels of a retail drug-distribution network identified indications of a much larger criminal structure operating behind it.

Investigators continued tracing the organisation throughout 2025 and 2026. During the summer of 2026, they were able to move further up the alleged network towards its senior members.

According to police, those under investigation used extensive security measures to avoid detection. These included frequently changing vehicles, using numerous mobile phones and operating from several properties across Ibiza.

Investigators detected the use of more than 50 different vehicles during the operation.

Eight Arrests and Searches Across Four Municipalities

The operation's enforcement phase involved eight arrests and searches at properties in four municipalities:

  • Sant Joan de Labritja

  • Santa Eulària des Riu

  • Sant Josep de sa Talaia

  • Sant Antoni de Portmany

One of the most significant discoveries was made at an isolated property in Sant Miquel, where officers located a clandestine installation used to process, transform, prepare and package synthetic drugs.

The facility was equipped with machinery, handling equipment and materials for preparing substances in different forms and individualised quantities.

Clandestine Drug-Processing Facility Discovered in Sant Miquel

Police found more than 100 kilograms of substances at the Sant Miquel property, in solid, liquid and crystallised forms.

Some of the liquid substances were stored in 20-litre containers, while other materials had already been crystallised and presented with different logos, designs and commercial names.

Officers also seized thousands of containers and labels, together with 32,280 individual dispensers.

According to the police investigation, the equipment and materials found at the property had the capacity to prepare approximately 500,000 packaged doses. This was an estimated production capacity, not a confirmed number of doses already manufactured or sold.

The National Police said the property was used principally for the synthesis, transformation and preparation of MDMA, 2C-B and GHB.

From Processing to Distribution Across the Island

Investigators believe the organisation controlled several stages of the supply chain.

After substances had been processed and prepared at the Sant Miquel property, they were allegedly transferred to other premises used by the group across Ibiza. Members operating at lower levels of the organisation were then responsible for retail distribution.

The police investigation also identified the alleged introduction of cocaine and ketamine onto the island, followed by their distribution and sale.

The findings led investigators to describe the organisation as having control over a substantial part of the production and distribution process, rather than operating solely as a retail drug-dealing network.

Almost 165 Kilograms of Drugs and More Than €150,000 Seized

The total seizures across the operation amounted to close to 165 kilograms of different narcotic substances.

The National Police identified the substances as cocaine, MDMA, LSD, 2C-B, crystal, ketamine, ecstasy and GHB.

In addition to the drugs, officers seized:

  • More than €150,000 in cash

  • Eight vehicles

  • 24 mobile phones

  • Four high-end watches

  • Three encrypted USB devices

  • Two computers

  • Two tablets

Some of the seized vehicles were fitted with concealed compartments, known in police terminology as caletas. Investigators said these were used to hide and transport drugs while reducing the risk of detection during police checks.

Six of the Eight Arrested Remanded in Custody

The eight suspects were arrested during the operation, which was completed in October.

After appearing before the judicial authorities, six were remanded in provisional custody at Ibiza Prison.

The police announcement, released on 9 November, marked the public disclosure of the results of an investigation that had begun more than two years earlier.

The case represents a significant operation against an alleged international drug-trafficking network with links to the supply, processing and distribution of several substances in Ibiza.

The arrests and police findings form part of an ongoing judicial process. The allegations against those arrested have not been established by a final court judgment.

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