Overview

• José Luis Alvarado, a 33-year-old Dominican national, was fatally shot in the bathroom of Bar Castro in Carballo on December 4, 2024, in a planned ambush by two hooded assailants.
• In simultaneous operations in Madrid and Barcelona, the Guardia Civil arrested two Dominican nationals, aged 33 and 29, as the alleged perpetrators of the killing.
• The arrests were part of Operation REGIDOM, a multi-agency investigation involving the Guardia Civil, Mossos d'Esquadra, and specialized units, supervised by the Juzgado de Instrucción nº 2 de Carballo and the Fiscalía Provincial.
• Both suspects have been remanded in custody, and the investigation remains under judicial secrecy, with additional arrests still possible.
• Investigators initially identified a drug-related vendetta as the likely motive, reflecting the victim's alleged ties to organized crime and his criminal history, including extradition from Colombia in 2022.