Overview
- Officers detained 19 suspects in Oviedo, Gijón, Avilés and Castrillón, all aged 14 to 22, with four minors referred to the juvenile prosecutor.
- Investigators link the group to at least 14 assaults and organized “hunts” targeting people for their origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or politics.
- Searches recovered axes, knives, an airsoft pistol and materials for Molotov-style incendiary devices after a shift toward deadlier tactics.
- Members used social media to spread Nazi praise and marked territory in Gijón with graffiti intended to intimidate.
- The operation forms part of a national plan against organized violent youth groups, and police say the Asturias cell is now dismantled.