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Catalan Police Find 12 Suspected AK-47-Type Guns in Abandoned Porsche on AP-7

The discovery triggered a manhunt alongside forensic checks to confirm whether the weapons are real.

Overview

  • Mossos d'Esquadra at a rest area near Figueres reported that a Porsche with French plates was left open after its driver ran to a Citroën C5 early Wednesday.
  • Officers opened the trunk and found two sacks holding 12 long guns described as submachine guns and possibly AK‑47 type, which police consider weapons of war.
  • Scientific police are testing the cache to verify if the firearms are authentic or replicas, and the haul is now stored in the Figueres station’s secure bunker.
  • Investigators recovered a French ID and a recent Girona court summons for a man of Maghrebi origin, though police have not confirmed that person as the fugitive.
  • An operation is underway to locate the two drivers, and detectives are assessing any tie to arms‑trafficking networks seen lately in Catalonia, including hybrid “frankenstein” guns from the Balkans and Turkey.