Los Mossos d'Esquadra have maintained since 05:00 AM this Tuesday a large operation in Lleida and Seròs to dismantle a criminal network allegedly linked to marijuana and arms trafficking. The provisional balance leaves 11 detainees, more than 1,000 plants seized, and seven entries and searches in both municipalities.
The operation has been deployed early in the morning with simultaneous actions in different points of the capital of Segrià and in Seròs. During the searches, agents have located weapons, money and metallic and semi-metallic ammunition, in addition to the cannabis plantation. Technicians from the electricity company have also participated, as the investigated individuals allegedly had the supply tapped.
Actions in Mariola and l Horta of Lleida
A prominent part of the operation has focused on the Mariola neighborhood, where three arrests have been made. In l Horta de Lleida, another four have occurred, according to what the Paeria has reported.
In a block of Barcelona square, in Mariola, the Mossos have searched two flats. In one of them they located weapons and arrested a man. In another of the interventions, in a dwelling on Músic Vivaldi street, also in the same neighborhood, the agents arrested another man and discovered a marijuana plantation installed in a basement which was accessed by a trapdoor.
In that property on Músic Vivaldi street, furthermore, a case with a shotgun was seized. The investigation focuses on the alleged activity of the group and on the scope of the material located in the searches.
More than 1,000 plants and seven records
The operation currently totals seven entries and searches between Lleida and Seròs. The agents have seized more than 1,000 marijuana plants, within an operation aimed at dismantling all the infrastructure presumably used by the network.
The presence of technicians from the light company has allowed action to be taken on the irregular connections detected in the inspected properties. The operation remains open and the Mossos continue working to determine the full dimension of the network investigated in the city of Lleida and in Seròs.