The boats allegedly made money going in both directionsInvestigators described the operation as a “double-flow” smuggling system designed to cash in on the return journey as well. Then after delivering the drugs in Algeria, the same vessels allegedly returned with migrants bound for Almería, Cartagena, Murcia, Alicante and Ibiza. The organisation allegedly earned further income from drug sales and petaqueo, the illegal storage, transport and supply of fuel needed to keep high-speed smuggling boats operating at sea. Officers identified encrypted communications, satellite telephones, tracking equipment, safe houses, surveillance vehicles and boats measuring up to 14 metres long. Bank accounts, homes and vehicles allegedly belonging to senior members have been preventively blocked while criminal proceedings continue.