更新时间：2026年2月21日 / 美国东部时间上午9:44 / CBS/美联社
上个月，西班牙警方逮捕了3名男子，他们涉嫌通过邮件在西班牙境内及向美国运输干罂粟胶囊。
西班牙国民警卫队周六表示，这3名男子于1月份被捕，自那时起一直被拘留。他们因涉嫌贩毒危害公共健康而被指控。
据警方称，调查始于去年9月，当时在阿利坎特-埃尔切米格尔·埃尔南德斯机场截获了4批邮政包裹，其中含有近15.4磅（约7公斤）植物性物质。
西班牙国民警卫队查获了约1,161磅（约526公斤）罂粟（Papaver somniferum，又称鸦片罂粟）。
声明称，分析确定该物质为”Papaver somniferum”，即鸦片罂粟，这种植物直接与鸦片及其衍生物的生产相关联。
调查人员指出，所有包裹的发件人和收件人使用了相同的姓氏。同时，所有包裹均来自穆尔西亚地区洛斯阿尔卡扎雷斯市的不同地址，这一点也得到了核实。
此次行动确认了来自同一团伙的3名男子，他们均出生于印度，已被逮捕，同时查获了约1,161磅（约526公斤）罂粟。
通过查阅警方数据库，调查人员证实这3名男子与最近发生的几起非法盗窃案有关，这些盗窃案涉及位于阿尔巴塞特省、用于制药用途的合法罂粟种植园。
国民警卫队发言人阿尔瓦罗·加利亚多表示：”在西班牙，这种植物有合法种植用于制药的情况。但仍有许多人非法提取鸦片用于消费或贩卖，这种行为如果不受控制是非常危险的，因为它是一种麻醉品。”
这3名被拘留者已被带到埃尔切司法管辖区的调查法庭，法庭下令对他们进行监禁。
Police arrest 3 men suspected of shipping opium poppy by mail in Spain and to U.S.
Updated on: February 21, 2026 / 9:44 AM EST / CBS/AP
Three men were arrested in Spain last month for allegedly shipping dried opium poppy capsules by mail across Spain and to the United States.
The Spanish Civil Guard said Saturday that the three men were arrested in January and have remained in custody since. They were charged with crimes against public health for drug trafficking.
According to police, the investigation began last September after four postal shipments containing nearly 15.4 pounds of plant-based substances were intercepted at the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport.
A stash of about 1,161 pounds of Papaver somniferum, also known as opium poppy, was seized in Spain. Spanish Civil Guard
Analysis determined that the substance was “Papaver somniferum,” also known as opium poppy, a plant directly linked to the production of opium and its derivatives, the statement said.
Investigators noted that the same surname was used on all the shipments, both for the senders and recipients. It was also verified that all the packages had been sent from different addresses, located in the municipality of Los Alcázares, in the Murcia region.
The operation led to the identification of three men from the same clan, all born in India, who were arrested and a stash of about 1,161 pounds of Papaver somniferum was seized.
After consulting police databases, investigators verified that the three men had been linked to recent thefts of opium poppy from legal plantations intended for pharmaceutical use and located in the province of Albacete.
“In Spain, there are legal crops of this plant intended for pharmaceutical use,” said Guardia Civil spokesman Álvaro Gallardo. “But there are many people who extract opium completely illegally for consumption or trafficking, something dangerous if done uncontrollably, since it is a narcotic substance.”
The three detainees were brought before the investigating court of the judicial district of Elche, which ordered their imprisonment.
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