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National Police Dismantles '4 Chorros' Cell of Dominican Don't Play in Madrid

Operation Lamino saw simultaneous raids in Madrid and León on July 8–9 seizing weapons, electronics and the vehicle used in January’s assault, leaving the inquiry open to further arrests.

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Armas y réplicas incautadas durante los 9 registrados realizados.
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Overview

  • Eleven suspects have been arrested, including ten held in pretrial detention, facing charges of attempted murder, illegal weapons possession and membership in a criminal organization.
  • Investigators say the January 14 attack in Usera was a revenge strike against rival Trinitarios members that instead victimized an unrelated passerby and left him with irreversible spinal damage.
  • Forensic analysis connected the same firearm to a December 22 shooting on Alberto Palacios street, linking the cell to multiple violent incidents across Madrid.
  • The '4 Chorros' cell operated out of Carabanchel, enforcing its control through machete and gun attacks and public humiliation of rival gang members.
  • Seized evidence included imitation assault rifles and revolvers, machetes, butterfly knives and DDP literature recovered during coordinated searches of the cell’s hideouts.