Overview
- Guardia Civil detained the girl's parents in Navarra, and Mossos d'Esquadra arrested a couple in Lleida and their 20–21-year-old son linked to the alleged purchase.
- Officers located the 14-year-old on October 3 begging outside a supermarket in Les Borges Blanques, and she is now under the care of Catalonia's child protection service (DGPPIA).
- Investigators say the illegal arrangement was struck in January in the Ribera area of Navarra for €5,000, five bottles of whisky and basic food.
- Authorities attribute crimes of human trafficking for forced marriage, forced marriage and child mendicancy to the detained individuals.
- Navarra social services triggered the case, EMUME identified suspects and coordinated with Mossos, and the detainees have been presented to courts in Tudela and Lleida.