This is the unassuming villa allegedly used by Irish crime boss John Gilligan as a ‘pink cocaine’ laboratory.
Pictures taken by The Spanish Eye show the tiled-roof property at the centre of a case that could see the veteran criminal jailed for more than 11 years.
Behind white perimeter walls and black metal gates, the home is nestled inside an urbanisation filled with British, Irish and other European expats.
The villa, with barred windows, stands among neighbouring homes just a few minutes’ drive from Orihuela Costa and the beach.
Prosecutors allege it served as a base for manufacturing, storing and distributing drugs, with Gilligan supervising the operation.
The 74-year-old Dubliner faces charges of drug trafficking, belonging to a criminal gang and illegal weapons possession following a police raid on December 18, 2024.
According to an indictment reported by The Irish Times, prosecutors are seeking 11 years and three months in prison and a €120,000 fine.
Their case alleges that Gilligan and two brothers from North Macedonia worked together to produce narcotic substances for sale.
The brothers allegedly brought materials to the villa, while Gilligan oversaw the laboratory at what prosecutors describe as his property and usual residence.
The defendants are accused of possessing substances including tusi, commonly known as ‘pink cocaine’, ketamine, cocaine and cannabis, alongside equipment used to manufacture and distribute drugs.
Tests on substances seized at Gilligan’s home identified ketamine, cocaine and cannabis worth almost €5,000, according to the report.
Gilligan was reportedly in bed when armed officers entered the property at 5.48am.
Police footage released after the operation showed officers using battering rams to force entry, before discovering a revolver wrapped in plastic and concealed in an exterior wall.
Prosecutors say the weapon was a functioning Mondial model 1938 revolver, with no visible serial number, whose barrel had been modified to fire conventional cartridges containing bullets.
They allege Gilligan did not possess the required firearms documentation.
The prosecution’s requested sentence comprises eight years for drug trafficking, nine months for criminal gang membership and two-and-a-half years for illegal weapons possession.
Gilligan spent more than eight months on remand before securing his release on €10,000 bail in August 2025.
No trial date has been scheduled. The allegations against the three defendants remain to be determined in court.
