Overview
- Spain’s National Police and the Canary Islands regional force launched a joint operation after sharing parallel intelligence that pointed to possible sexual exploitation.
- Officers arrested four suspects on December 16 in Gran Canaria on suspicion of facilitating sexual encounters with minors housed in government-dependent protection centers.
- Four home searches were carried out under judicial orders, two in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and two in Santa Lucía de Tirajana.
- Investigators seized computers and storage devices along with a revolver and narcotics located in three of the residences.
- A judge ordered provisional detention for all four detainees as the inquiry remains open with additional arrests possible.