Briefing
The Guardia Civil arrested three people in Calahorra on 21 August 2026, on suspicion of drug trafficking. According to Europa Press they are two men and a woman aged between 20 and 37, of Colombian and Spanish nationality and resident in Calahorra. The operations were part of increased security checks in La Rioja Baja during the summer season.
During a traffic stop, officers checked a vehicle and, according to the news agency, found a plastic-wrapped package containing a white crystalline substance, identified as cocaine in solid form (‘roca’). The amount seized could reportedly have yielded around 1,236 individual doses; 320 euros in cash were also confiscated. During a second, separate check — the driver of the vehicle reportedly had an expired ITV — the Guardia Civil found a tablet weighing around 100 grams hashish and 1,530 euros in cash in a belt bag.
The agency report puts the combined street value of the seized substances at just under 30,000 euros; this figure comes expressly from Europa Press’s reporting. According to the same source, the police already knew all those arrested; the agency gave no detailed information about possible previous convictions or further proceedings. The presumption of innocence applies until a court rules otherwise.
A review of the Guardia Civil’s official releases at the time of writing found no matching press release with the same details. The main points of the report — three arrests in Calahorra and seizures of cocaine and hashish — are supported by the agency report; details of quantities, value and previous convictions should continue to be attributed to the agency until confirmed by a primary source. The investigation is ongoing.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).