This incident was reported in a press release by the force today, Sunday, April 3.
The Guardia Civil patrol from the Alhama de Granada barracks had attempted to intercept the vehicle at Km42, where the A-338 links the town to the municipality of Los Bermejales.
A search of the abandoned van uncovered 200 cannabis plants in the cargo area, which is the obvious reason why the driver would flee the scene.
An ocular inspection of the van, made by specialist Guardia Civil investigators from the Loja post, located and extracted a fingerprint.
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