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Guardia Civil officer in Segovia accused of aiding drug network
A senior Guardia Civil officer in Segovia has been arrested on suspicion of helping a drug-trafficking group.
Spain’s Guardia Civil is a national security force, and the officer worked in a unit focused on organised crime and drugs.
Investigators say he used his position to share information about investigations and possible police actions.
They also allege he could influence operations and what other officers were told.
The officer is accused of helping the group avoid police and of taking part in negotiating and transporting drugs, sometimes using official vehicles disguised for undercover work.
These are allegations under investigation, and the information provided does not say what happens next.
A Guardia Civil sub-lieutenant in Segovia has been arrested on suspicion of helping a drug-trafficking organisation.
Investigators allege he used his position in the force’s Organised Crime and Anti-Drug Team to provide information and influence police operations.
The investigation also alleges he negotiated and transported drugs using camouflaged official Guardia Civil vehicles.
The officer was arrested in 2017 in a separate investigation related to drug trafficking.
- Who
- A Guardia Civil sub-lieutenant assigned to the Organised Crime and Anti-Drug Team in Segovia.
- What
- He is accused of collaborating with a drug-trafficking organisation by providing information and other assistance.
- When
- The arrest was reported on 8 November 2026. The exact date of the arrest is not stated.
- Where
- Segovia, Spain.
- Why
- Investigators allege he used his position to help the organisation. A motive is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The officer was arrested in a separate investigation related to drug trafficking.
El Mundo reported his arrest in connection with the alleged assistance to a drug-trafficking organisation.
- Rank
- Sub-lieutenant
- Assignment
- Organised Crime and Anti-Drug Team, Segovia
- Alleged assistance
- Information, influence over operations, and drug negotiation and transport
- Vehicles alleged to have been used
- Camouflaged official Guardia Civil vehicles
- Prior arrest
- 2017
What people are saying
knowledge of investigations outside his Unit
direct the operations carried out by his Unit
negotiation and transport
official camouflaged vehicles of the Guardia Civil