A total of thirteen defendants accused of being part of an organization involved in drug trafficking between the Netherlands and the Canary Islands have accepted sentences ranging from two to four years in prison, along with fines between 5,000 and 60,000 euros. The plea agreement was reached before the oral hearing at the First Section of the Provincial Court of Las Palmas, thus avoiding a trial that was initially scheduled to last seven days.

The hearing was initially scheduled against fifteen individuals, but two defendants are currently fugitives and wanted by authorities, so the proceedings continued only for the remaining persons. The sentence, delivered 'in voce' according to the terms agreed upon by the defense and the prosecution, represented by anti-drug prosecutor Miguel Portell, was declared final as neither party announced an intention to appeal.

According to the indictment, which now stands as proven fact, the organization operated between 2018 and 2020, introducing significant quantities of cocaine, heroin, MDMA, and cannabis into Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, primarily from the Netherlands. The prosecution alleges that one of the main investigated individuals coordinated the drug's arrival from Amsterdam, with subsequent distribution carried out through various collaborators based on both islands.

The network regularly used human couriers or 'mules' to transport drugs on commercial flights from Holland to the Canaries. In one of the investigated operations, several individuals were intercepted who were concealing numerous capsules of cocaine and heroin internally, with an illicit market value exceeding 148,000 euros. The investigation also revealed the existence of several properties allegedly used to store, adulterate, and prepare the substances before commercialization.

One of the elements highlighted by investigators was the existence of a home delivery service that operated practically 24 hours a day. Orders were received via a specific phone line, and various delivery personnel would travel to agreed-upon locations to make deliveries. According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, this phone line registered up to nearly a hundred calls on some days.

The agreement reached between the parties included the application of the mitigating factor of undue delays for all defendants and, in some cases, also the confession factor. Consequently, the sentences were significantly reduced compared to those initially requested by the Public Prosecutor's Office. The highest sentences were for Miguel Y. and Ramón G.A., who accepted four years in prison for a crime against public health involving substances causing serious harm, plus six months for belonging to a criminal group. Both were also ordered to pay fines of 10,000 and 40,000 euros, respectively, with recidivism being an aggravating factor in their case.

For their part, Juan Antonio C.N., Yousi R.G., Jonay G.O., Miguel Esteban S., and Gilberto S.S. acknowledged their participation in drug trafficking and criminal group offenses, accepting sentences of three years in prison, fines of 10,000 euros, and an additional six months for the latter offense.

Jordan David G.M., for whom the mitigating factors of confession and undue delays were considered, was sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of 5,000 euros for a crime against public health. Additionally, Celestina H. accepted a sentence of three years in prison and a 60,000 euro fine; Emmanuel E. was sentenced to three years and an 18,000 euro fine; Rita del Carmen R.N. to three years and a 7,000 euro fine; and Francisco Javier S.P. to two years and a 6,000 euro fine after his confession was also taken into account. Lastly, José Francisco M.A. accepted a two-year prison sentence and a 10,000 euro fine for being considered an accomplice to a crime against public health.