Overview

• The Andalusian president asked the Ministry of Interior for a major boost in resources for Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional, coordinated with local police, to run checks, identify carriers and issue sanctions to youths who carry knives.
• He called for reviving past practices that included notifying parents and removing blades, paired with education to discourage what he described as a trend of young people carrying knives.
• Moreno reported 124 knife-related incidents so far this year with nearly 20 deaths, most of them young people, referencing the recent killing of a 21-year-old at the Málaga Feria.
• No immediate commitments from the central government were reported as Moreno delivered his requests during an institutional visit to Archidona with its mayor.
• Separately, he criticized the government's pending Royal Decree on unaccompanied minors, saying it was delayed a month and warning that Andalusia, already above 95% reception capacity, could be assigned 600–800 children without prior agreement or adequate resources while the Basque Country benefits from a recognized border effect.