The Supreme Court's decision follows the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) dismissing an appeal filed by the defendants against the initial sentence from the Audiencia de Lleida. The judicial resolution is now final and cannot be further appealed through ordinary legal channels.
The events date back to May 3, 2024, when the Spanish Police stopped a vehicle at the Melles-Pònt de Rei border crossing, in Les. Initially, officers arrested the occupants for presenting false identification and because the driver did not have a license. Subsequently, a search of the car revealed 13,382 ecstasy pills, weighing over six kilograms and valued at more than 330,000 euros, hidden in vacuum-sealed bags inside a suitcase in the trunk.
During the trial at the Audiencia de Lleida, the passenger admitted to collecting the suitcase in Paris and agreeing to transport the drugs between France and Alicante, exonerating the driver. The driver, in turn, insisted he was unaware of the illicit contents and was merely traveling with his work acquaintance to Alicante for vacation.
The conclusion or conviction reached that the accused was also in possession of the drug is the most consistent with logic and experience. The remote possibility that he had nothing to do with it, considering the evidence, is not logical with the dynamics of the facts nor in accordance with the maxims of experience.
Despite the passenger's confession, the Prosecution maintained its request for conviction for both, arguing they intended to introduce the drugs for money. The Audiencia de Lleida sentenced them to seven years in prison and a fine of 666,076 euros each for crimes against public health. The court found the defendants' version lacked coherence, highlighting their nervousness, false documents, and possession of over 2,100 euros without justification as clear indicators of their knowledge of the suitcase's contents.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the driver's appeal, concluding that the involvement of both in drug trafficking is the most logical hypothesis, rejecting the possibility that the driver was unaware of the facts.
