Overview
- National Police say they detained 22 people for theft, robbery with violence, and drug offenses during a planned operation at the Elrow Town event in Torrejón de Ardoz.
- The operation recovered 60 mobile phones, 25 wallets, and a high-end car that had been reported stolen days earlier in Málaga and found in a VIP parking area.
- According to police, suspects sprayed victims with pepper spray to disorient them and then ripped off visible gold chains.
- About 150 officers staffed entry checks, exits, and the fairground perimeter to cover the sprawling site that hosted more than 40,000 attendees on May 1.
- Investigators are looking at links to roaming festival theft rings, and Spanish press citing police sources report six detainees are from Naples in a pattern seen in a Valencia case in late 2024.