Overview

• The operation led to 11 arrests and six individuals under investigation across León, Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria.
• Authorities recovered more than 8,500 kilograms of stolen cable, preventing over €500,000 in economic losses.
• Investigators clarified 25 offenses, including 16 thefts with force and one count of criminal association.
• Agents intercepted suspects in Castro Urdiales and León during a planned handover of peeled copper.
• Two employees of Cantabrian metal-recovery firms are implicated for facilitating the network’s logistics.