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Ertzaintza Reports Vitoria Drug Detentions as Separate Arrests Hit Eibar and Lasarte-Oria

Officials cite preventive controls as the trigger for the Vitoria operation.

Overview

  • In the early hours of Friday in Vitoria, officers detained three men aged 35, 43 and 48 as suspected offenders against public health after finding various illicit substances.
  • The Basque Department of Security said the Vitoria arrests occurred during a series of preventive controls conducted across the city.
  • In a separate case in Eibar, police arrested a 27-year-old on Sunday at 6:40 a.m. inside a hospitality venue on Urki Street due to an outstanding judicial warrant tied to a drug matter.
  • Ertzaintza also detained three males aged 25, 20 and 18 in Lasarte-Oria for alleged criminal damage after graffiti was painted on noise-reduction barriers along the N-1.
  • Authorities have not reported judicial outcomes for these cases, which remain based on official police statements.