Eduard Sallent, former chief commissioner of the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) in two separate periods, will now work at SIMA Consulting, a consulting firm he co-founded. This comes after news broke a few days ago that The commissioner had requested a leave of absence. And that he would leave the Catalan police force after a few weeks, his new destination is now known.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) launched a major operation early Tuesday morning against an international drug trafficking organization operating between Catalonia and Italy. According to sources consulted by ARA, the gang primarily dealt in large quantities of cocaine, although they also handled other drugs such as marijuana and hashish. As is typical, Barcelona was the point of arrival for the drugs, and the gang then transported them to various Italian cities where the buyers were located. This newspaper has learned that the gang's leader has already been arrested in Barcelona. The Mossos expect to make approximately ten more arrests. Officers are currently raiding several apartments in Barcelona and Hospitalet de Llobregat. They anticipate carrying out up to nine searches. The police force has deployed around 150 officers, including members of the DIC (Criminal Investigation Division), the Central Unit, the ARRO (Rapid Response Unit), the BRIMO (Mobile Intervention Brigade), the canine unit, and the drone unit. The case is under seal.

His name was Jordi, he was 51 years old, and he lived in Vilafruns de Balsareny, a former mining town located halfway between Balsareny and Sallent, in the Bages region. On Wednesday night, around 8:30 p.m., some friends went to his home and found him dead. He was lying on the floor, bound. The entire apartment was in disarray. What had happened? The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are investigating it as another murder in Catalonia. The police were alerted by these friends and confirmed that the victim showed signs of violence, as he had been repeatedly assaulted, and was also found tied up. The fact that everything was in disarray is an important clue, but it is not yet conclusive. Investigators are still unsure whether it could have been a robbery that ended tragically. At the moment, the investigation is in its initial stages.

A child remains hospitalized with serious injuries after falling from a hotel in Hospitalet de Llobregat on Sunday. The child, between five and six years old, fell approximately eight meters. He sustained multiple injuries and was initially unconscious, according to sources consulted by ARA, although no internal bleeding was detected. The incident occurred early Sunday morning, around 4:00 AM, at the Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower Hotel. His family was celebrating a wedding in the same building, and according to initial reports, the child went to play with another child in a designated area of ​​the hotel. At that moment, the child apparently lifted a grate covering a hole and fell. The Emergency Medical Services activated five ambulances, which treated and transported the child in critical condition to Sant Joan de Déu Hospital.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) arrested a 49-year-old man early Saturday morning for allegedly committing the violent death of another man in Sabadell. According to ARA, the arrested man, who is suspected of the crime, is the victim's son. The Catalan police explained in a statement on Saturday that around 5:30 a.m. they received a report of a fight inside a home. Officers from both the Mossos and the Sabadell Local Police responded. Upon arrival, they found the victim's body, which showed signs of violence. Another man, the victim's son, was also present at the residence and was arrested as a suspect in the crime. The investigation is being handled by the criminal investigation division of the Mossos d'Esquadra's North Metropolitan Police Region. The police added that the case is currently under seal.

A minor's complaint in Tarragona has uncovered a sexual predator who used fake Instagram profiles to obtain child pornography and had harassed at least eight victims across Spain, six of them minors. The 26-year-old man lived in Santander and had even arranged in-person meetings with some of the victims, both minors and adults. With the man now in custody, the police investigation continues to clarify the full extent of the crimes.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) and the Guardia Civil (Spanish Civil Guard) carried out a search and seizure operation this Thursday at the IRTA-CReSA laboratory, the only facility in Catalonia authorized to handle samples of African swine fever (ASF). The search began shortly after 8:30 a.m. and ended around 11:00 p.m. "It's going to be a long process," police sources said. This action was ordered by the Cerdanyola del Vallès Court of Instruction Number 2 as part of the legal case concerning the outbreak of ASF detected in Collserola, which has been declared secret. The objective is to collect documentation for the investigation that aims to determine whether the outbreak originated from a laboratory leak. The search and seizure of these facilities was carried out following the protocols and security measures required for this type of research center, both police forces stated. According to sources consulted by ARA, this is a first step in what will be a complex investigation. During the search, which lasted more than twelve hours, the officers found a large amount of documentation related to the investigations being carried out at the center, very well organized and compartmentalized. They also had to follow numerous security protocols, and in fact, the objective was precisely to examine them to see if anything went wrong. At this point, according to the same sources, there are no indications pointing in that direction. This is precisely what they came to look for this Thursday. Given its proximity to the origin of the outbreak and the nature of the material they are dealing with—they have samples of African swine fever (ASF)—the sources consulted added, everything had to be thoroughly examined. Several explosives and chemical weapons specialists from both agencies also participated in the police operation. These officers will likely collect samples of the viruses that IRTA works with, also to compare them with those that infected the wild boars and thus verify if they are the same variant. Everything indicates that these samples will be sent to Madrid for analysis. Today's search should be understood as a first step in the investigation, which is still in its very early stages. In other words, the police are beginning to analyze the case and want to obtain as much information as possible from IRTA. To address the case, both police forces have created multidisciplinary teams: the operation is being led by officers from the Mossos d'Esquadra's Environmental Unit and the Guardia Civil's Seprona (Nature Protection Service), as well as agents from the DIC (Criminal Investigation Division), experts in investigation. Throughout the day, IRTA has been heavily guarded by several police vehicles. In the background, the noise of the construction work being carried out on the premises to expand the facility has been present, although The laboratory has already stated that they are not the cause of the outbreak. of plague. The police intervention is very lengthy precisely because all the documentation is highly technical; it needs to be thoroughly analyzed, and taking statements from some workers is not ruled out.

He was a social media phenomenon, offering advice on sports, bodybuilding, and nutrition, backed by his medical training. This made it much easier for him to attract potential clients. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) explained on Wednesday what he was like. modus operandi of the endocrinologist who was arrested two weeks ago along with eight other members ofa network that supplied The operation, which dealt in doping drugs and operated primarily in the Barcelona metropolitan area, but also nationally and internationally, at least since 2020, uncovered a network of individuals involved in the trafficking of doping drugs. The main suspect, an endocrinologist and former bodybuilder, was responsible for prescribing illegal medications, most notably growth hormone, a substance used in bodybuilding to increase strength and muscle mass, reduce fat, and enhance the effects of steroids. The doctor operated under the guise of clinics that claimed to offer medical advice to clients—who did not meet the requirements for such treatment—with the aim of boosting their physical performance and increasing their muscle-building capacity. In the thirteen raids carried out at various residences and locations, agents found approximately 40,000 tablets, over 500 pills for sexual enhancement, and 2,500 vials of growth hormone. These latter substances, moreover, came from illegal laboratories and were frequently counterfeit. To pass security checks, they were passed off as cosmetics or medical products from the Baltic countries for subsequent packaging and distribution. Among the seized substances were several counterfeit medications sold under the names of legal medicines in Spain.

It was a love triangle. She, who was not yet fifty, had been leaving that man for two years because he abused her. In fact, she had even filed a police report against him. Since then, she explained that she only saw him on rare occasions, always in a bad way. She would find him sleeping in cars with an empty wallet, and she felt empathy because he didn't have an easy life. This led her to let him shower at her house, to take care of him. But that was it: the relationship ended there, because she said she was happy with a new partner. He was her boss at a restaurant in an industrial park in Sant Jaume dels Domenys. When was the last time she saw him? The woman said it had been about a week.

Her name was Neus, and she was about 80 years old. She lived in her lifelong apartment with her son, who was about 54. It was a mezzanine apartment on Llobregat Street in L'Hospitalet. Living together wasn't easy, according to people close to her. Shouting and insults were often heard, which had even led to police intervention on occasion. This Tuesday, a few minutes before 1:00 a.m., neighbors heard a loud crash that made them look out their windows: they saw Neus lying on the ground in the street and called emergency services. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are investigating the incident as a case of domestic violence. The main police hypothesis is that the woman fell from her apartment window. After being taken to the hospital, she died from her injuries. Police had opened an investigation to determine whether it was a homicide, an accidental death, or a suicide, and police sources confirm to ARA that it is the first option. For this reason, police questioned the son, who was subsequently arrested as the suspected perpetrator of his mother's murder. According to sources close to the investigation, the son may have diagnosed mental health problems, and his account is inconsistent. Currently, authorities are considering transferring him to a psychiatric facility. Several neighbors also reported hearing shouting and arguments between the couple. They also described how the son sometimes insulted people in the street, to the point that the woman admitted she wanted him to leave home.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are investigating the violent death of a man in Barcelona, ​​allegedly at the hands of his son. The incident occurred in the early afternoon yesterday on Nápoles Street, in the Sant Martí district. Officers from the Catalan police went to the scene after learning that the body of a man with signs of violence had been found inside an apartment. Police sources told ARA that the crime was committed with a bladed weapon. Investigators from the DIC (Criminal Investigation Division) and forensic officers were immediately activated to analyze and inspect the crime scene. Simultaneously, investigators were informed that a man had attempted suicide on the Barcelona metro. It was then that investigators linked him to the crime, as the man who had attempted suicide was the victim's son. The alleged perpetrator, a 49-year-old man, was taken to a hospital in serious condition, where he remains hospitalized. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) are now investigating the crime as a case of domestic violence. [We are working to expand this information]

Five people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the forced marriage of a 14-year-old girl, whom her parents sold for €5,000 and five bottles of whiskey. Those arrested are her parents and the buyers: the 20-year-old man she married and her parents, all three residents of Mollerussa (Pla d'Urgell). The girl disappeared in January in the town of Corella, Navarre, and after the forced marriage, she was forced to beg to provide money for the family who bought her. The Civil Guard began investigating the case following a report to Navarrese social services alerting them that the parents of a Romanian family might have sold their teenage daughter into marriage. The Civil Guard's Women and Minors Unit identified the girl's parents, a 35-year-old man and woman. The Civil Guard also located the minor in Catalonia and began coordinating with the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police), the Civil Guard explained in a statement this Saturday. On Friday, October 3, the Mossos d'Esquadra received a report that a girl was begging outside a supermarket in Les Borges Blanques (Les Garrigues). Initially, the Mossos took the minor to the police station to identify her, as she was not carrying any documents, and they also confirmed that she was not enrolled in school. Sources within the force explained to ARA that the officers investigated whether the girl was begging on someone's orders. When they asked if there was an adult who could take responsibility for her, a couple arrived at the police station who introduced themselves as her aunt and uncle. However, they turned out to be her in-laws, aged 40 and 42, who had paid for her to marry their 20-year-old son.

A large police operation evicted a squatted block on Ronda Ferran Puig in Girona, in the city center, on Wednesday. The building, located at numbers 13 and 15, next to the train tracks, has serious structural problems and has been occupied by several families for months. The doors are boarded up, the windows on the ground floors of the former shops are painted white, and a fence under the balconies prevents debris from falling into the street. This Wednesday's eviction is the third in this same building, following those carried out in March and May.

Third incident of gun violence in downtown Barcelona in less than a month. Last night, a man was shot and wounded on Urgell Street in Barcelona, according to reports. Metropolis and the ARA has been able to confirm. Police sources detail that the events occurred around 11:30 p.m., when the Mossos d'Esquadra received a notice that there was an injured man, who had been shot while walking down the street in the Eixample. Upon arrival, the officers confirmed that the man had a gunshot wound and that the attacker had fled.

On November 9, 2017, all political and media attention in Catalonia was focused on Plaza Villa de París in Madrid, at the Supreme Court. Members of the Parliament's board, led by Carme Forcadell, paraded through there, facing the threat of ending up in pretrial detention—which was what happened that night for the speaker of the chamber—just as a few days earlier had happened to half of the Catalan government and also to the leaders of the ANC and Ómnium (Carles Puigdemont was already in Belgium). Mariano Rajoy was leading the Spanish government and just over ten days before, he had invoked Article 155 to quell the declaration of independence in the Parliament. But while all this was happening and Catalonia was experiencing its most tense weeks since the restoration of democracy, the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) had its eye on another location: the company Messer Ibérica de Gases SA (Tarragona). That day, a search was scheduled, which unexpectedly led them to uncover one of the most sophisticated cases of alleged corruption since the end of the dictatorship: the Montoro case.

The Montornés del Vallès Local Police have shot a young man who allegedly broke into the police station with a knife on Friday night. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. and the man, who was between 20 and 25 years old, died. According to initial reports, he entered the building with some kind of knife to threaten one of the officers. To force him back, a colleague shot him using his service firearm. In the incident, a police officer was also seriously injured by a ricocheting bullet that hit his torso, but was taken to a Barcelona hospital and is not in danger of death.

When the full story of the seven-year investigation into the Montoro case is to be written, the prosecutor in charge of the case, Carmen María García Cerdá, will have to be given a very prominent place. has had to face Over the years, he has worked with his superiors to successfully navigate an investigation that some seemed to have a vested interest in torpedoing. Given the clear evidence in the case file, it's hard to understand why the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office would backtrack on some key steps, such as the tapping of the phones of those involved, which was only active for a few days, or the access to the corporate emails of senior Treasury officials to investigate a possible crime of disclosure of secrets.

"Well, chuchiI can't stand it anymore, I need to forget you by my side and I can't. I'm going far away, I want to start my life from scratch." It was September 2004 when a woman received this message on her phone. It was her ex-partner, with whom she had a daughter together, who had sent it to her. They had broken up a while ago. What seemed like a voluntary disappearance twenty years later has been proven to be murder. What's more, it was allegedly the woman who sent it to him to hide the crime and make it look like he had started a new life in France. Now, at 47 years old, she is in provisional prison as an alleged murderer. after and when there were only three months left for the statute of limitations to expire. The victim disappeared in Reus (Baix Camp) on September 6, 2004. He was a transporter, and also had a fire extinguisher maintenance company. it didn't work out: they broke up and the woman met another man. He is also allegedly a co-author of the crime, but he died in 2022.

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) and the National Police launched an operation this Tuesday morning against a criminal group dedicated to selling counterfeit materials, which were then marketed by street vendors in the Salou area of Tarragona. The operation resulted in nineteen arrests and a large amount of counterfeit material seized. A dozen searches were carried out in homes and warehouses: six in Salou and the rest in Reus and Les Borges del Camp (Baix Camp). This extensive police deployment was met with a hostile response from street vendors, who threw stones at the police line. Three Mossos d'Esquadra officers were injured, and damage was caused to private and police vehicles.