Overview

• Mossos d’Esquadra arrested five suspects in Sant Adrià del Besòs on June 19, charging them with four violent luxury watch robberies and falsifying vehicle documents
• Investigators determined the ring comprised Argentine nationals who traveled regularly to Barcelona and relied on a local contact to carry out snatch-and-run thefts valued at over €40,000
• The gang approached pedestrians on motorcycles, intimidated victims with screwdrivers and hid their vehicles in a workshop to change license plates and evade detection
• A follow-up operation on June 20 led to the detention of a 24-year-old suspect in a Ciutat Vella robbery and the identification of another individual still wanted by police
• Officers impounded two motorcycles, recovered screwdrivers used in the attacks and confiscated several luxury watches with €5,000 in cash while continuing to pursue the final suspect