JUAN CARLOS I

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Cocaine dealing is being investigated on the ‘Juan Carlos I’

The National Police, in collaboration with the Spanish Navy, is investigating an alleged crime of cocaine trafficking that would be occurring on ships such as the' Juan Carlos I' during its participation in the first deployment of the Dédalo group. According to different reports, a sailor was unwell during the night. He was on night surveillance and when his colleagues went to wake him up, they found him convulsing. They notified a first corporal and a sergeant of the incident, who, in turn, informed the captain. He ordered a drug test for the entire security force and two positives for cocaine were detected: this sailor and a second corporal. For this reason he has been disembarked and is expected to arrive in San Fernando on Feb 12, 2025. Other reports claimed that this person supposedly kept a quantity of 40 grams of cocaine in his locker that was thrown overboard. It turned out that he became a Marine but had also committed a serious offence related to narcotic substances, which is why he was not allowed to renew his commitment. The Police have already arrested a member of the TEAR in previous manoeuvres on La Isla. The Police have been after alleged members of the Navy for some time, and even some non-commissioned officers, who could take advantage of their participation in manoeuvres at sea, such as the one currently carried out by the Dédalo group, to deal narcotic substances among their colleagues. This, despite being small quantities, is classified by military ordinances as very serious crimes that lead to immediate expulsion.

17 soldiers isolated after Covid-19 infection

AFter a corona outbreak on the Juan Carlos I', so far there were 17 isolated crew members aboard the aircraft carrier which was conducting the training exercise 'LANMIS-ARMEX-BOMBEX' in the Mediterranean Sea. Two days after the ship left the Rota Naval Base, an outbreak of covid has been detected on the ship in the afternoon of Dec 14, 2021. The patient presented mild symptoms compatible with Covid-19 and was tested was positive. He was isolated from the rest of the crew and, later, 16 other close contacts were isolated too. The naval group will continue with the exercise until its completion. The stops scheduled for December 17 and 18 in Ceuta and Melilla have been suspended and the ships will return directly to their bases.