Overview
- Eleven suspects were arrested in Operation Tritón—nine in Lanzarote, one in Madrid, and one in Las Palmas—with four ordered into provisional prison.
- Investigators say the group extracted migrant children from state care to move them irregularly toward France.
- The network allegedly relied on logistics in Morocco, falsified identity and family documents sourced from Côte d’Ivoire, and temporary housing in Spain.
- A May 2025 airport check in Lanzarote intercepted three youths traveling with a Mauritanian man, leading to arrests for alleged document fraud and child abduction offenses.
- Police conducted home searches in Lanzarote that seized documents, electronic devices, personal effects, and cash, and the probe remains active to locate missing minors and pursue international cooperation.