Overview
- In the latest phase, officers detained 17 suspects in six cities, including 12 in Madrid and one each in Donostia, Valencia, A Coruña, Mieres and Medina del Campo, tied to 95 offences and €458,647 in losses.
- An earlier phase in Catalonia led to nine arrests connected to 96 incidents in Girona and Barcelona with estimated damages of €455,660.
- Police describe a mobile modus operandi that involved entering non-public areas, varying days and hours, concealing identities and painting large surfaces quickly.
- Madrid and Catalonia were identified as the main hotspots, with 75 damage offences and seven public disorder offences clarified in the Madrid region alone.
- The investigation drew on exhaustive analysis of damage reports, coordination among multiple police units and periodic contact with national rail operators.