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Mossos Dismantle Two Highway Theft Rings in Barcelona Area, Arrest 10

Police leaders have ordered a centralized plan to curb rising highway thefts across Catalonia.

Overview

  • Investigators from the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi unit led raids in Barcelona, Cabrera de Mar, Montcada i Reixac and Terrassa, detaining 10 suspects tied to coordinated truck and storefront ramming attacks.
  • The two groups are accused of 79 offenses, including 41 vehicle-ramming break-ins and 38 truck robberies carried out by tarpaulin-cutting crews.
  • Police recovered six stolen vehicles and goods worth over €500,000 linked to at least 14 truck thefts, locating stashes at a farm in Cabrera de Mar and a hideout in Montcada i Reixac.
  • Detectives report the crews shared high-end stolen cars between the ramming and truck-theft teams, and most detainees have been referred to judicial authorities with one suspect jailed.
  • Authorities cite roughly 3,800 road-network crime complaints through November and an AP-7 hotspot pattern as they develop a force-wide prevention and containment plan.