The Mossos d'Esquadra have arrested seven people, five men and two women between 18 and 39 years old, for their alleged connection with a criminal organization dedicated to robberies with force and thefts in Cataluña. The group is attributed 17 acts committed during 2025, most of them in the Zona Franca industrial estate, with loot valued at around 97,000 euros.
The arrested also accumulated 191 previous arrests, mainly for crimes against property. The investigation remains open and new proceedings are not ruled out regarding the group's activity and the destination of the money obtained from the sale of the stolen material.
Robberies in companies and industrial warehouses
Among the investigated facts are the theft of about twenty engine parts in two companies, with an approximate value of 36,000 euros. The Mossos also attribute to them the theft of industrial machinery and collector's items for the same economic amount.
The majority of the blows were concentrated in the industrial environment of the Free Zone, one of the areas where the police has located the core of the group's operation during this year.
Operational during March and April
The police operation was carried out over several weeks in March and April. Within the framework of this operation, the agents seized 20,000 euros in cash and three vehicles allegedly used in the robberies.
The organization employed nine vans for surveillance tasks, to load the stolen material and to facilitate the escape. It also contracted temporary insurance in the name of third parties with the objective of hindering police action and preventing the intervention of the vehicles.
Alleged money laundering with assets abroad
The investigation suggests that the detainees allegedly laundered part of the money through the purchase of properties and vehicles abroad, once the stolen material was sold. The investigators have placed this economic branch as one of the central pieces of the case.
According to the investigations, the group came to acquire 44 vehicles that it showed on social media. The Mossos keep open the investigations to clarify the total scope of the assets linked to the organization and if there are more people related to the alleged network.