The Government delegate in Andalusia, Isabel Moya, has expressed her "absolute rejection of the use of the fight against drug trafficking as an element of political debate" following the words of the president of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, after several civil guards were injured when a narco boat rammed a patrol boat in the waters of Huelva on Thursday afternoon.
In an audio sent this Friday to the media, Moya stated: "I appeal to the responsibility and loyalty of all institutions, administrations, and public officials to stop using the fight against drug trafficking and to respect and recognize the work of the people who make up the State's security forces, whose results speak for themselves."
The representative of the central Government also emphasized "the lives and families that are involved" in the fight against drug trafficking, an effort that, she stressed, "requires the utmost responsibility and respect from all institutions."
Moya wanted to respond directly to Moreno by reminding him that the Security Plan for the Campo de Gibraltar, "which operates in six of the eight Andalusian provinces, is the instrument that was deployed in 2018 to counteract and strengthen this fight of special relevance in Andalusia due to our geographical situation."
The statements of the new delegate come after the Andalusian president demanded "more resources" and "the full support of the State" for the State Security Forces and Corps (FCSE) following the latest incident recorded on the Huelva coast.
Moreno denounced this Friday on his official 'X' account that "this is repeated day after day in Andalusia. The drug mafias are expanding, operating along the entire coast, and any intervention can end up in another tragedy again. Enough already."
In the same vein, the second vice president of the Junta and Minister of Tourism, Justice, Deregulation, and Local Administration, Manuel Gavira, has accused the central Executive of "abandoning the Civil Guard," joining the demand for more resources to combat drug trafficking networks.
The incident that has reignited the exchange of accusations occurred on Thursday afternoon when several Civil Guard agents were slightly injured and five people were arrested following a chase in high seas off the coast of Huelva.
The operation began when a patrol boat from the Provincial Maritime Service of Cádiz thwarted a refueling of high-speed vessels (EAV) linked to drug trafficking near the mouth of the Guadalquivir River. During the escape, the suspicious boat rammed the patrol boat, causing visible structural damage.
Despite the collision, the Civil Guard continued the pursuit until they managed to intercept the vessel and arrest its five occupants. The injured agents suffered minor bruises as a result of the impact.