Overview
- Police carried out coordinated entries and searches in Barcelona, Badalona, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Terrassa and Maçanet de la Selva as part of an operation led by the Mossos' Divisió d'Investigació Criminal.
- Officers deployed specialized units including criminal investigators, public-order teams, K-9s, drones and forensic police and mobilized roughly 150 agents for the action.
- The raids followed an incident in La Mina in May where witnesses reported sounds like gunfire, no one was injured and officers recovered shell casings at the scene.
- Authorities arrested three people during the operation and seized several firearms, including a submachine gun, pistols, a revolver and a shotgun, according to police accounts.
- The action reflects growing concern within the Mossos about the spread of illegal firearms and the role of armed clashes and drug-related violence in recent Catalonia shootings.