New blow for the criminal organization of the Trinitarios. National Police and Mossos d’Esquadraas part of a joint operation, arrested 19 people in Catalonia and managed to dismantle a faction of the group linked to … at least five violent attacks which they committed on demand and with firearms. They are also linked to drug trafficking and at least two attempted murders.
The police investigation, which has been interested in this gang for months, made it possible to determine that one of the detainees was one of the leaders of the gang in Catalonia and that among them was also one of its leaders at European level. Seven of those arrested were imprisoned for their criminal acts, including their ordered attackswhich they did knowing that their victims were carrying jewelry, watches and cash.
Police work began in February, after an attempted homicide in L’Hospitalet. , and from there they were able to connect them to other cases. Among his attacks stands out a filming on June 8 in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) which ended with a serious injury or an attack during the Sant Juan festival in the Montiglà district of Badalona where several people were shot steal chains and jewelry and left two injured by firearm and one by knife. Also on June 25, they stopped a young man riding a scooter in L’Hospitalet and shot him in the leg to rob him.
Searches in cells and prisons
They participated in the police operation 300 soldiers and there were 20 simultaneous entries and registrations in several municipalities. In one of the last, in the early hours of December 2, a vast system was deployed with actions in Barcelona, L’Hospitalet, Esplugues de Llobregat, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Cubelles (Barcelona) and Salou (Tarragona).
Furthermore, with the collaboration of prison officials, Seven cells and three prisons were searched, where some members of the group were temporarily detained for previous crimes.
As the two organizations explained in a joint statement, the 19 detainees are men aged 18 to 49: All but one were arrested on the day of the device, and the detainees were brought to court on December 5.
During the investigation, they intervened five gunsnumerous knives, narcotics, 30,000 euros in cash, computer equipment and cell phones, as well as symbols associated with the Trinitarios, such as bandanas and necklaces that indicate rank within the structure.
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