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Fuel Containers Discovered In Tunnel System

23 March 2021
Fuel Containers Discovered In Tunnel System

Yesterday the RGP seized two locally registered vehicles and 98 plastic fuel containers, 51 of which contained a total of just over 1,100 litres of fuel valued at approximately £1000.

A statement from the RGP follows below:

An intelligence-led operation aimed at disrupting the logistical support afforded to  Organised Crime Groups operating across the Strait of Gibraltar saw RGP Drug  Squad & Operation Trojan officers conduct a search of a tunnel system situated in  Gibraltar’s south district earlier yesterday afternoon. 

The search concluded with the discovery and seizure of 2 locally registered vehicles  and 98 plastic fuel containers, 51 of which contained a total of just over 1,100 litres  of fuel valued at approximately £1000.00.  

An investigation is ongoing.