Operation against drug and weapon traffickers continues with more raids
Catalan police enter homes north of Barcelona a day after some 40 people were arrested
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Major police operation against drug trafficking network in central Barcelona
More than 500 police officers take part in raids in Raval neighborhood against organization distributing illegal drugs and arrest 54
Government child services 'overwhelmed' by arrival of unaccompanied minors over summer
More than 950 migrant children arrived in Catalonia in July and August, according to Minister of Work, Social Affairs and Family
142 arrested in police operation against Armenian mafia
Raids in Catalan and Spanish towns related to such alleged offenses as drug and arms trafficking, tobacco smuggling and money laundering
35 members of international heroin trafficking network arrested near Barcelona
The so-called 'Operation Enxaneta' is considered the most important in the fight against drug trafficking carried out in Spain in the last ten years. 35 people have been arrested, 25 of whom have already been sent to prison. 83 kilos of highly pure heroin, 1 kilo of cocaine and 360 grams of marihuana have been intercepted. Several bank accounts have been frozen, and patrimonial assets and more than 1 million euros in cash have been confiscated. The investigation, which started in April, has brought to light heroin's routes and sales channels, starting in Pakistan and finishing in Barcelona and Madrid, amongst other places. 'Operation Enxaneta' was carried out by the Catalan police in collaboration with the Spanish Guardia Civil, the Spanish Police and the Ukrainian Security Service, which intercepted a 71-kilo heroin shipment bound for Catalonia.
Catalan Police’s largest-ever operation ends with 33 drug dealers arrested
The extensive Catalan Police operation against drug trafficking in Barcelona’s Zona Franca quarter and in Sant Adrià de Besós’ (North of Barcelona) ‘La Mina’ neighbourhood resulted in 33 arrests and 29 homes searched. With 300 police officers deployed from 7 different police areas, this operation was the largest-ever made by the Catalan Government’s police corps in terms of officers deployed. Catalan Minister for Home Affairs, Ramon Espadaler, stated that further arrests could still be announced in the following days. The investigation leading to this operation had begun in December 2012.
Catalan Police help break up a ring of international criminals
Catalan Police assisted the investigation of an international criminal ring this week. The criminals were involved in money laundering and the financing of cannabis plantations. It is estimated that the group could have spent about 3 million buying properties in Catalonia’s Costa Brava.