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Weekend Nightlife Raids Across Madrid Net 41 Arrests, With 32 at La Cubierta

Police cast the operation as a preventive push to curb violence in nightlife districts.

Overview

  • Between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, coordinated checks in Leganés, Torrejón de Ardoz, Fuenlabrada, Coslada, Puente de Vallecas and Ciudad Lineal led to roughly 1,200 identifications.
  • At La Cubierta in Leganés, six inspections resulted in 32 arrests for alleged breaches of Spain’s immigration law and 828 people identified.
  • Officers filed administrative actions for drug and weapon possession, venue overcapacity, access-control breaches, the presence of minors, labor violations and unauthorized street vending.
  • The National Police describe the campaign as the Dispositivo de Seguridad de Prevención de la Violencia under new Madrid chief Javier Galván, who has boosted street staffing by 18% since October.
  • Leganés mayor Miguel Ángel Recuenco lauded the joint work with National Police, as three recent La Cubierta operations now total 81 detainees and more than a thousand identified.