A PP councilwoman in Ibiza resigns after her husband is arrested in an anti-drug operation

PalmaThe PP councilwoman at the Ibiza City Council Ana Ferrer Prohías has resigned from her position following the arrest of her husband in the context of a police operation against an alleged drug trafficking and money laundering network. The Popular municipal group was the one to report the resignation, which Ferrer has justified for "personal and family reasons".

Ferrer communicated the decision to the mayor of Ibiza, Rafael Triguero, during the last week. First, she did it verbally and, subsequently, in writing. According to the PP, given the personal and family circumstances that the councilwoman is going through, the mayor had conveyed to her the convenience of formalizing her resignation, an option that Ferrer herself finally shared. The resignation will still have to complete the corresponding administrative procedure before becoming effective.

The councilwoman is not under investigation in this case. The resignation comes after her husband was one of those arrested in a joint operation by the National Police and the Civil Guard, coordinated by Europol and directed by the National Court and the Special Anti-Drug Prosecutor's Office. There is no evidence that Ferrer is linked to the alleged crimes being investigated.

According to the mayor, the former councilwoman did not have much information about the investigation at the time. The mayor has asked for "prudence" until the details of the case are known and it is resolved judicially, because he considers that it is a "personal and family" matter.

He has also pointed out that Ferrer claims she was unaware of the operation. Triguero has explained that the situation affects the couple's two minor children and has appealed to wait to know the "veracity" of the facts and the sentence before drawing conclusions.

Possible substitutes

The mayor has indicated that Alfonso Riera or Luis Conill could take Ferrer's place as the next ones on the lists.

The PSOE of Ibiza had already demanded this Sunday that Ferrer resign and had asked the mayor for explanations regarding the councilwoman's continuity in the government team. The socialists had also remarked that Ferrer did not appear linked to the investigation.

Ferrer held until now the vice-presidency of the governing board of the Municipal Sports Board. Previously, she had been councilwoman for Sports, a responsibility she left in October 2024, also citing family reasons.

27 arrested and four in Ibiza

The arrest of Ferrer's husband is part of a large-scale operation against an organization that, according to investigators, was dedicated to drug trafficking and money laundering of the profits obtained from drugs.

The operation has resulted in 27 arrests, four of which in Ibiza, and eight searches at different points on the island. The investigation points to a structure that had allegedly introduced cocaine from Colombia and Panama through maritime containers. The different smuggling operations related to the case would jointly exceed 1,500 kilos of cocaine.

A central part of the investigations is located in the luxury real estate sector. According to the investigators, the network had used commercial companies related to real estate developments, urbanizations, and luxury homes to give a legal appearance to the profits derived from drug trafficking.

The operation has allowed for the blocking of 26 bank accounts and the agreement to prohibit the sale of 70 properties and 16 luxury estates, in addition to seizing 40 high-end vehicles, 2 boats, 6 firearms, cash, and more than 1.3 million dollars in USDT.

The actions especially affect Ibiza, Marbella, and Madrid, where the investigators locate part of the alleged organization's asset structure.

With her resignation, Ana Ferrer steps down from the position of councilor amidst the political repercussion of the operation, although the police investigation has not identified her as a suspect.