Overview
- Ten suspects were detained in the Barcelona metro area as Mossos d'Esquadra dismantled two linked groups tied to 79 offences involving smash‑and‑grab hits and truck robberies.
- Officers recovered six stolen vehicles and goods worth more than €500,000 from locations including a farm in Cabrera de Mar and addresses in Montcada i Reixac, Terrassa and Barcelona.
- The Guardia Civil recovered the safe stolen from Monesterio’s “Camión de los Regalos” raffle truck in a rural area near Cala, with the cash missing—about €66,000—though the tickets were found.
- The National Police arrested four members of an itinerant crew using an autocaravan, linking them to 25 thefts across several regions and seizing €24,000 in cash, electronics and jewelry in Benalmádena.
- Police cite 3,800 roadway‑linked complaints through late November in Catalonia as Mossos leadership commissions a centralized response while investigations and prosecutions continue across forces.