Overview

• Police say roughly 70% of long‑stay parking offers tied to El Prat are illegal, with about 25–30 irregular companies active.
• A late‑night confrontation in El Prat’s Sant Cosme neighborhood involved residents and parking workers, where a firearm was displayed.
• Summer operations by Mossos d’Esquadra with Policía Nacional and the Labour Inspectorate produced 67 identifications, 26 vehicle checks, nine detentions under immigration law and five traffic reports.
• A July 30 sweep identified 25 people, led to four detentions for immigration violations and triggered eight labor sanction files, with some workers lacking contracts or valid driving licences.
• Authorities describe street‑based firms that charge about €20 a week versus roughly €80, leave cars in lots like Outlet Viladecans or Mas Blau, and return vehicles damaged or with extra kilometres, with one car linked to a violent robbery in Martorell; El Prat has tightened ordinances and local police counted up to 250 such cars in some parkings.