Spain obtains more than one million euros from Europol to fight transnational organized crime


Spain obtains more than one million euros from Europol to fight transnational organized crime

Spain leads the obtaining of funds from the so-called EMPACT Platform, aimed at attacking the main criminal threats in the European Union and which have allowed the development of more than twenty operations in 2021

These funds are managed by the Intelligence Center against Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO) through the agreement signed between the Secretary of State for Security of the Ministry of the Interior and the International Foundation for Ibero-America for Public Administration and Policies (FIIAPP)








Spain has obtained an important source of extra financing, exceeding one million euros, in support of transnational police operations aimed at combating organized crime in fields as diverse as the trafficking of cannabis, heroin and cocaine; trafficking in human beings or facilitating illegal immigration; crimes against property or the environment, and illicit firearms trafficking, among other matters.

These funds, offered to the Member States of the European Union through Europol, have two modalities: one known as HVG, aimed mainly at the strategic part, and another known as LVG for eminently operational aspects.

This instrument has made it possible during 2021 to obtain important specialized technical material used by the National Police and Civil Guard units in the investigations carried out within the Operational Action Plans of the EMPACT priorities.

Specifically, aid has been obtained for more than twenty operations in which numerous arrests and seizures have been carried out, some of them are still open or under development. The amount obtained by Spain in 2021 exceeds one million euros.

One of the last operations carried out by the State Security Forces and Bodies last December allowed the arrest of one of the most wanted drug traffickers at the international level in an operation carried out by the Civil Guard in Barcelona in which they have also agents of the French Gendarmerie, the Belgian Police and the US DEA participated.

In "Operation MVRAND", the Civil Guard dismantled one of the most important criminal organizations in the introduction of narcotics in Europe as well as money laundering. A total of 17 people were arrested, eleven of them of Spanish nationality and six Moroccan, in the 16 searches carried out in the provinces of Barcelona, ​​Pontevedra and Cádiz.

In addition, nearly one million euros in cash, ten high-end vehicles, a boat, watches and jewelry valued at more than three million euros were intervened, as well as 18,000 euros in the National Lottery for the Christmas draw on December 22. .

Among the detainees was the head of this organization and the main objective of the operation, a Moroccan citizen who is considered directly responsible in our country for the introduction of 4,300 kilograms of hashish in San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia) and 1,800 kilograms of cocaine on the Galician coasts, both in 2021, appearing as a target of interest also for the main international anti-drug trafficking agencies.

He is also considered responsible for the introduction of more than one ton of cocaine on the El Jadida coast of Morocco in December 2018, for which two of the detainees in this operation had an International Detention Order (OID) in force. .

For its part, the National Police carried out this summer another important operation in which the largest cocaine distribution network in Europe, operating through more than five countries, was dismantled.

Specifically, it is "Operation MUSALA-IBIZA", coordinated through Europol and jointly developed by the National Police of Spain, Croatia, Serbia, Germany, Slovenia, the DEA (US Drug Enforcement Administration) and Colombia.

As a final result, 2.6 tons of cocaine were seized, 70 kilos of marijuana buds and thirteen people were arrested after a year of investigation into a drug trafficking network that operated internationally. In addition, the National Police seized 200,000 euros in cash, nine high-end vehicles and five motorcycles, a firearm and cartridges (300 cartridges) along with another simulated weapon (glock) and a police service identification plate, various weapons whitewashed, computer and telecommunications equipment, several of them equipped with encrypted messaging systems as well as 50 mobile phones, camera detectors, frequency jammers and a multitude of documentation related to the organization's companies.

The operation in Spain involved simultaneous actions in five provinces: Madrid, Valencia, Marbella, Barcelona and Tarragona.

This result is the result of the joint work of the EMPACT National Coordinator team, whose figure falls on the director of the Intelligence Center against Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO) of the Ministry of the Interior, of different Units of the Civil Guard and National Police and of the International Foundation for Ibero-America of Administration and Public Policies (FIIAPP).

The director of the Intelligence Center against Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO) and EMPACT National coordinator, Manuel Navarrete, highlighted that “the range of media purchased and the amounts obtained by Spain have been increasing every year, which shows the active participation and good work that is being developed, as a result of the excellent coordination between CITCO, Civil Guard, National Police and FIIAPP ”.

EMPACT Platform (European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats)

EMPACT, whose priorities are set for four-year periods, provides an operational platform in the fight against the criminal threats that most affect the EU, as highlighted in the European Union Security Strategy and the Strategy of the EU against serious and organized crime for 2022-2025.

Through the joint work of the police and customs bodies of the member states, third states, European agencies such as Europol, Frontex, Cepol and European and international organizations specialized in the matter, possible synergies and areas of joint activities are identified that are reflected in Operational Action Plans.

A new "Political Cycle" will begin in 2022 (2022-2025), for which ten criminal priorities have been set. Spain will continue to lead the activities aimed at combating illicit firearms trafficking and the trafficking of cannabis, cocaine and heroin, through the active participation of components of the National Police, the Civil Guard and the State Agency for Tax Administration (AEAT), all supervised by the national EMPACT coordinator at the national level, and by Europol at the European level.

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The Civil Guard intervenes in Pinto (Madrid) more than 145,000 counterfeit or dangerous toys for the health and safety of children


The Civil Guard intervenes in Pinto (Madrid) more than 145,000 counterfeit or dangerous toys for the health and safety of children

134,120 toys have been intervened that violate European regulations on the safety of toys and another 11,535 for infringing industrial and intellectual property rights

The intervened products arrived at the warehouse disassembled to bypass customs and police controls and thus avoid their detection, where they were later assembled and assembled.








The Civil Guard, in an inspection to verify and prevent the illegal distribution and sale of toys, has investigated a person as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against industrial property, and intervened more than 145,000 toys.

Agents of the Fiscal and Airport Unit of the Civil Guard Command in Madrid, in collaboration with the General Sub-Directorate of Consumer Inspection and Market Control of the Community of Madrid, proceeded to inspect a warehouse dedicated to the storage and sale of toys to the wholesale located in the Polígono Industrial de Pinto (Madrid). The police device began after the Civil Guard became aware of how in this ship, it was run by citizens of Asian origin, counterfeit toys were stored and marketed that allegedly infringed the industrial property of different brands of recognized reputation.

From the result of the inspection, a total of 145,657 fake toys or toys dangerous for the health and safety of children of different brands and models were intervened.

On the one hand, 134,120 toys were intervened that did not comply with the requirements of the European regulations on the safety of toys and, on the other, 11,535 toys that allegedly infringe the industrial and intellectual property rights of various registered trademarks.

In the same warehouse the agents have also found bags of toys in bulk, plastic blister and boxes silkscreened as the counterfeit brands.

The intervened products come mainly from the Asian market and arrived at the ship disassembled to avoid customs and police controls and thus avoid detection, where they were later assembled and assembled to be marketed outside the established legal channels.

In addition, during the inspection, pyrotechnic effects of category F1 were found irregularly stored, amounting to a total of 6,000 containers of bomblets.

A person has been proposed for sanction before the competent authority and investigated as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against industrial property.

Toys that have been intervened pose a risk to consumers, not only because of the danger implied by the size of the pieces, but also because they lacked security controls and mostly the labeling or formal defects in it; In breach of all of them the safety regulations for toys. They also represent an obvious risk to the health and safety of minors as they are made with poor quality materials.

For more information, you can contact the Communication Office of the Madrid Civil Guard Command, telephone numbers 918 073 902 and 696 909 741.

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The Civil Guard detains in Valencia one of the biggest scammers with false investments in cryptocurrencies at the European level


The Civil Guard detains in Valencia one of the biggest scammers with false investments in cryptocurrencies at the European level

7 high-end vehicles, electronic devices and various documentation have been intervened

The total of the blocked assets amounts to more than two and a half million euros

The scam was based on the “ponzi scheme” method, a type of fraudulent operation in which cryptocurrencies are used








The Civil Guard, within the framework of the “BITDROP” operation, has arrested in Valencia one of the biggest scammers with false investments in cryptocurrencies at the European level. This is a 45-year-old man, of Portuguese nationality, who is charged with 7 crimes of fraud and money laundering.

The operation began last August, after the agents learned of the events through collaboration with private security.

The detainee had created an alleged cryptocurrency investment platform on a website, which was made known through various forums, radio programs, sporting events and even charity movements, in order to attract the attention and investment of numerous people in Spain and Portugal.

The platform offered a minimum return of 2.5% per week to investors depending on the amount they contributed, eventually acquiring roles and thus being able to attract other investors.

The "ponzi scheme" method

This method is known as a "ponzi scheme." It is a type of scam that tries to mislead the injured parties, who believe that the profits obtained come from a legal activity, although the funds come from other deceived investors.

In this way, the investment in cryptocurrencies was a success, so the victims invested greater amounts of money and attracted more investors. The investments made by the victims were used by the detainee to lead a high standard of living by buying high-end vehicles, trips or even meals.

As a result of the agents' investigations, it was possible to identify several injured persons in Spain. Furthermore, it was discovered that the detainee had succeeded in committing a crime in Luxembourg, Switzerland and Portugal.

Finally, on December 2, 3 entries and searches were carried out: at the home of the detainee, at the company's headquarters and a workshop where part of the assets were hidden.

In addition, several bank accounts and the web pages for accessing the platform and the pages where it was advertised have been blocked. Also, various documentation as well as electronic devices were seized: computers, tablets, mobile phones and USB's cryptocurrency wallets.

Likewise, 13 vehicles have been blocked and another 7 intervened, all of them high-end.

The total of the blocked assets, between vehicles and bank accounts, amounts to more than two and a half million euros.

The proceedings ordered have been delivered to the Examining Court No. 3 of Valencia.

The operation has been carried out by agents of the Technological Investigations Team (EDITE) and the Economic Crimes Team of the UOPJ of the Valencia Civil Guard Command, who have had the collaboration of EUROPOL.

For more information, you can call the Peripheral Communication Office (OPC), of the Valencia Civil Guard, at 690.946.837.

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The Civil Guard detains almost fifty people in an operation against drug trafficking in Malaga


The Civil Guard detains almost fifty people in an operation against drug trafficking in Malaga

One of the detainees provided parcel service using his uniform and tagged vehicle to distribute the hidden drug in conventional packages, not raising suspicions and thus avoiding the perimeter closures established due to the Covid-19 pandemic

3 criminal organizations dedicated to drug trafficking have been dismantled

25 records have been made in the Malaga towns of Vélez-Málaga, El Morche, Algarrobo, Torrox, Nerja, Árchez and Cómpeta








The Civil Guard, within the framework of the “Tolick” operation, has dismantled 3 criminal organizations dedicated to drug trafficking in the Axarquía region (Málaga). 47 people have been arrested, including several minors, and another 3 have been investigated for the alleged crimes of drug trafficking, membership of a criminal organization, illegal detention, injuries, threats, sexual abuse, money laundering. capital, smuggling and fraud of electricity.

The investigation began in September 2020 when the agents learned that a house located in the town of Torrox was used for the sale of drugs, mainly cocaine.

The tenants of the house bought the drugs directly from the leader of one of the dismantled groups, the manager of a hostess club in the town of Vélez-Málaga.

To do this, he used the work carried out by one of the people now detained who worked in a well-known parcel company, making use of his uniform and his company labeled vehicle to buy, transport and later re-sell in small quantities the cocaine that they hid in packages made for this purpose.

In this way, drug transport was mixed between the daily parcel deliveries, not raising suspicion and even avoiding the perimeter closures established between towns due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The investigation led to the identification of a second criminal group that mainly sold hashish and marijuana in the area.

Several members of this second criminal group are charged with the crimes of illegal detention, injuries and threats for various "account adjustments" directed against members of other criminal organizations.

The third dismantled criminal organization was dedicated to the purchase and sale of large quantities of hashish that they transported directly from Morocco and that they later manipulated and packaged with a novel system.

The drug was chopped with a powerful crushing machine that mixed it with tobacco cuttings. This mixture resulted in a compact tablet that was sent to Portugal, France and Italy.

In the exploitation of the operation, 25 home searches have been carried out, where 2 indoor marijuana plantations have been dismantled, with 188 kg of hashish, 131 kg of marijuana, 5,846 gr of hashish pollen, 600 gr of hashish oil, 726 being seized. marijuana plants, 108 gr. of cocaine, 21 grams of MDMA, 1,400 grams of cutting substance, 91 kg of chopped tobacco, 6 shotguns, various simulated firearms and prohibited knives, 37,000 euros in cash and various vehicles. In addition, 5 farms with an area of ​​10.5 hectares and 6 financial products have been blocked by court order.

This operation has been carried out by agents belonging to the Malaga Civil Guard Command with the support of the Rapid Action Group (GAR).

For more information, you can contact the Peripheral Communication Office of the Civil Guard Command of Malaga, at 680.426.900.

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The Civil Guard dismantles a network on the island of Tenerife dedicated to introducing large amounts of hashish from Africa


The Civil Guard dismantles a network on the island of Tenerife dedicated to introducing large amounts of hashish from Africa

The 27 members of the organization have been arrested and more than 9 tons of hashish and two inflatable boats have been seized

Twenty-seven people of Moroccan and Spanish origin have been arrested, of which twenty have entered prison

The organization intended to send illegal firearms to Morocco, a total of thirteen firearms have been seized








The Civil Guard, within the framework of the Lamak operation, has dismantled a criminal network dedicated to introducing large amounts of hashish on the island of Tenerife from the African continent.

The criminal organization has been completely dismantled, with the arrest of 27 people, of Spanish and Moroccan nationality, and more than 9 tons of hashish and two inflatable boats have been seized.

In mid-2020, the first information was obtained about the presence of a criminal organization based in Tenerife with sufficient capacity to introduce large amounts of hashish.

With the progress of the investigations, it became known that the criminal network, made up of citizens of Moroccan and Spanish origin, had formed a strong structure to carry out these activities, having a high logistical capacity that allowed it to carry out landings of more than 1,000 kilos of hashish on a monthly basis anywhere on the coast of Tenerife.

Taken stash

For this reason, in March 2021 the Lamak operation began with the first apprehension of two vans that were transporting 3,500 kilos of hashish that had just been unloaded on a beach in the municipality of San Miguel de Abona.

At the end of May, with the progress of the investigation, the agents detected how the now dismantled group would be making preparations for the imminent arrival on the coast of Tenerife of a new consignment of narcotic substances, for which the services were established. opportune that allowed to detect the arrival to a beach of the municipality of Arico of a boat that transported 1,800 kilos of hashish.

Despite this, the members of the network continued their illegal activity, with a new attempt in August to introduce more than 2,000 kilos of hashish on the island, using a beach on the north coast of Tenerife. This attempt was again thwarted by the agents. On this occasion, two firearms with their corresponding ammunition were also intervened, which the organization intended to send to Morocco.

The next day and as a result of observation and surveillance by the investigators, it was possible to intercept a van-type vehicle driven by the leader of the organization himself, who was about to start transporting the substances, specifically 1,800 kilos of hashish. that they were apprehended by the Civil Guard.

During the operation, more than 9 tons of hashish and 1.3 kg of cocaine have been seized, as well as two pneumatic boats, four outboard motors, three vehicles, thirteen firearms, seven short weapons, five Long rifle-type weapons and a single-shot artisanal firearm, as well as fundamental pieces of different types of weapons, four encrypted telephones, approximately 24,000 euros in cash, six GPS for navigation, and documentation related to the activity.

Likewise, the 27 members of the gang have been arrested, among whom is the leader of the organization, a Spanish citizen for whom there were up to five judicial requests for their search and entry into prison, as well as two citizens of Moroccan origin. experts in maritime navigation.

The investigation has been carried out by agents of the Territorial Team of the Judicial Police of Playa de las Américas and the Organized Crime and Anti-Drug Team (EDOA), belonging to the Organic Unit of the Judicial Police of the Command of the Civil Guard of Santa Cruz of Tenerife, which have had the support of Citizen Security units and other units of the Civil Guard.

For any clarification, you can contact the Press Office of the Civil Guard Command of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, contact telephone number 696943009 or 922648500, ext. 218.

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The Civil Guard dismantles a group dedicated to the sale of used vehicles manipulated in their mileage


The Civil Guard dismantles a group dedicated to the sale of used vehicles manipulated in their mileage

The organization bought vehicles from renting companies before passing the first technical inspection, to which their kilometers were considerably reduced before selling them again for a price much higher than that which would correspond to them in the market.

The handling of the vehicles was carried out in four workshops, modifying 81 vehicles that were sold to different people in 12 Spanish provinces, obtaining a profit of more than 147,000 euros

In the operation, 8 people have been arrested and investigated








The Civil Guard, within the framework of the TXOZNA operation, carried out in the province of Navarra, has proceeded to the arrest and investigation of 8 people belonging to a criminal organization dedicated to the sale of used vehicles manipulated in their mileage. The detainees are charged with the alleged crimes of Fraud, Documentary Falsehood and Belonging to a Criminal Group.

The investigation began at the beginning of 2019, when the Civil Guard learned that an establishment dedicated to the purchase and sale of vehicles located in the Autonomous Community, was selling vehicles with their odometers manipulated.

For this reason, the agents carried out a study of the data obtained, confirming the manipulation of the kilometers of a vehicle that had been sold by said establishment. Once this first case was detected, several lines of investigation were opened, which allowed to verify the existence of more manipulated vehicles, which had been sold in different provinces of the national territory.

Workshops involved in the framework

During the course of the investigation, the agents discovered that 4 workshops in the Pamplona Basin (Navarra) were immersed in a criminal network related to the sale and purchase of vehicles. The way of proceeding of these establishments was to buy vehicles from car rental companies (renting) before they passed the first mandatory technical inspection. Once in their power, those responsible for these establishments made a considerable reduction in kilometers and it was then that they went to the ITV stations to pass the first mandatory review, obtaining the technical inspection sheet with the modified kilometers, which did not correspond with the actual kilometers.

The agents managed to detect that these 4 establishments had made modifications in the same way in 81 vehicles. The sale of the vehicles was made online to people residing in 12 different provinces.

As a result of the investigations, the Civil Guard was able to identify 8 people responsible for executing the criminal network. These managers turned out to be professionals in the used vehicle buying and selling sector, being fully aware of the real state of the vehicles they were selling and taking advantage of this condition to give buyers a feeling of trust and reliability. The latter, not knowing the actual kilometers of the car they were buying, did not carry out adequate maintenance, thus affecting their safety.

Reductions in vehicles exceeding 4 million kilometers.

The criminal network would have obtained an economic benefit of more than 147,000 euros. Likewise, the agents have been able to verify that the organization had made reductions in the vehicles exceeding 4 million kilometers.

The operation has been developed by the Research and Analysis Group (GIAT) of the Navarra Civil Guard Traffic Group, with the collaboration of their homonyms in Madrid, Valencia, Albacete, Cádiz and Coruña, as well as with the collaboration of the Judicial Police Units of the Civil Guard of Barcelona, ​​Girona, Tarragona, Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa and Álava.

For more information, you can contact the Peripheral Communication Office (O.P.C) of the Civil Guard of Navarra, Tel. 948-296850, ext. 45200/636220642.

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The Civil Guard dismantles a network dedicated to committing bank scams at an international level and in a massive way


The Civil Guard dismantles a network dedicated to committing bank scams at an international level and in a massive way

The band used the method known as phishing, in its form of smishing

The 600,000 euro scam is attributed to clients of a Spanish bank

In Spain, 8 people have been arrested for the alleged crimes of fraud, falsification of identity documents, money laundering and constitution of a criminal organization, and 43 international arrest warrants corresponding to the main members of the group have been requested from the judicial authority








The Civil Guard, within the framework of the Chrimata operation, has dismantled in Alicante a network dedicated to committing bank scams at an international level and on a massive scale through the method of phishing, in its form of smishing. They invested the money stolen from the accounts of the injured in cryptocurrencies, in order to be able to launder it without leaving a trace.

8 people have been arrested for the alleged crimes of fraud, forgery of identity documents, money laundering and the establishment of a criminal organization.
The operation began in April 2020, after the perpetrators carried out, for three consecutive days, a massive attack on a large number of clients of a Spanish bank, by smishing the mobile phones of those affected. They managed to defraud 600,000 euros from a total of 106 injured people throughout the national territory.
The gang collected the data necessary to access the accounts of the injured by sending a text message to the victims posing as their bank. Once the injured parties bite, the authors took control of their accounts from the entity's online platform, and modified the form of access. The injured parties are all clients of the same bank, with national headquarters.
After having control of the accounts, they made massive transfers of about 5,000 euros each, from those of the injured to accounts of people used as mules, registered with online financial companies.
These people, known as money mules, transfer money of illegal origin received into your account, and in return they give you a commission. The investigators located up to 28 of these mules, verifying that 462,000 euros of the total money cheated were passed through their accounts to the injured. The remaining 128,000 euros were scammed by similar methodology and means, to different businesses in Paris (France).

Investing in virtual currencies or cryptocurrencies

After transferring the money to the mules' accounts, they invested it in the acquisition of virtual currencies or cryptocurrencies, thus achieving, in addition to laundering the black money, to avoid tracking by researchers, since the main characteristic of cryptocurrency, is that the source and destination data are encrypted making it very difficult to track. Once the virtual currencies were acquired, they were transferred to the accounts of members of the main members of the gang, who thus managed to remain anonymous.
The use of digital media also makes it easier for criminals to operate from or to any geographic location, a feature that adds to the work of police investigation.
After studying the information obtained, the agents have been able to identify a complex criminal network made up of 90 people of Latvian, Russian, Czech, Kazakh, Belarusian, French, German, Cameroonian and Ukrainian nationalities.
In Spain, eight people, between 40 and 59 years old and of Spanish, Romanian and Ukrainian nationalities, have been arrested; in the towns of Malaga, Seville, Murcia, La Coruña, Zaragoza, Gerona, Valencia and Elche. In addition, a total of 25 bank accounts have been blocked and brought to justice.
On the other hand, 43 international arrest warrants corresponding to the main members of the criminal group have been requested from the competent judicial authority. The proceedings, which were made available to the Alicante Investigating Court, have been transferred to the National Court.
The operation has been carried out by agents belonging to the Investigation Area of ​​the Civil Guard Post of San Juan (Alicante), who have had the collaboration of agents of the Technical Unit of the Judicial Police of the Civil Guard of Madrid, of the Units Organics of the Judicial Police of Gerona, Malaga, Seville, Zaragoza and La Coruña, as well as members of Interpol, Europol, and different police forces from Latvia, Russia, France, Kazakhstan, Germany, Canada, United States, Liechtenstein, Cameroon , Czech Republic, Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and the United Kingdom.
The investigation remains open, so new arrests are not ruled out.
For more information, you can contact the Peripheral Communication Office of the Civil Guard of Alicante, on the phone number 96 514 56 60.

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The Civil Guard dismantles an organization dedicated to the illegal transport of plastic waste to Asia


The Civil Guard dismantles an organization dedicated to the illegal transport of plastic waste to Asia

27 people have been investigated as responsible for illegal waste shipments to Southeast Asia

SEPRONA has determined that more than 16,000 tons of plastic waste had been moved

The illicit plastic trade would have generated profits of more than 15 million since 2018








The Civil Guard, within the framework of the PINDAAN operation, has dismantled a criminal organization that was dedicated to the irregular transfer of plastic waste to Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, among other Asian countries. 27 people who formed a network deployed in Spain to organize illegal shipments have been investigated.

The leadership of this organization was established in Malaysia and Singapore. The investigated objectives are a part of the international network that controlled this activity, deploying people in our country to purchase plastics and subsequent shipment to Asia.

Untreated plastics that can end up in the ocean

In 2019, the Malaysian government returned to Spain 5 freight transport containers loaded with plastic waste contaminated with toxic products from intensive agriculture. After analyzing the plastics, traces of phytosanitary products were detected.

After investigations carried out by the Environment and Urban Planning Unit of the State Attorney General's Office, and the UCOMA (Central Operational Environment Unit) of SEPRONA, it was discovered that plastic containers were being exported without the pertinent authorizations and communications towards third countries. In addition, most of these wastes had not undergone the required decontamination process so that the countries that receive it do so as raw material and can work on the elaboration of products a posteriori. This unused matter inevitably became waste, which many of the time ends up in illegal dumps, oceans and rivers.

Plastics ban in China since 2018

As a result of the import ban on plastic waste that China established in 2018, businesses moved to other Asian countries, where they are received as a preliminary to products that finally end up in the Asian giant. The different materials that arrive in these countries are treated in illegal facilities, many of them already dismantled, and then exported to China as the final destination of the valued raw material.

Plastic free environment

The investigated persons are charged with crimes Against Natural Resources and the Environment, for the illegal transfer of waste, and that of Belonging to a Criminal Organization.

The various European Union Regulations establish procedures and control regimes for the transfer of waste between Member States and with third countries, depending on the origin, destination and route of the transfer, the type of waste transferred and the type of treatment. to be applied to waste at destination. The objective of this regulation is to organize and regulate the surveillance and control of waste shipments in such a way that the need to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment and human health is taken into account.

The Civil Guard, once again, fights environmental crime at its source.

Collaborations

The investigation, directed by the Delegate Prosecutor's Office for the Environment and Urban Planning, has been carried out by agents of the SEPRONA of the Civil Guard.

It has also counted on the collaboration of EUROPOL and INTERPOL in the analysis of communications and in the strategic analysis of documentation to find possible relationships with other countries, currency movements and shipment information; as well as with the collaboration of the General Subdirectorate of Circular Economy of MITERD (Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge) in joint work teams aimed at studying the illegality of shipments.

For more information, you can contact the Press Office of SEPRONA of the Civil Guard, telephone 608251069.

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The Civil Guard detains in Seville a person immersed in an advanced process of jihadist radicalization


The Civil Guard detains in Seville a person immersed in an advanced process of jihadist radicalization

The investigation carried out by the Civil Guard Information Service dates back to mid-2020 when the agents detected a person who aligned himself with jihadist terrorism through their social networks

The detainee reportedly expressed his admiration for the Mujahideen in his publications, disseminating images and audiovisual productions in which threatening comments were made against the West.

From the point of view of spreading jihadist content, the investigator has made an innovative use of a well-known social network aimed at sharing and viewing videos, and used especially by younger audiences








Information Service agents arrested on December 20 in Seville, an individual of Pakistani nationality for crimes of terrorism. The operation carried out by the Civil Guard has been directed by the Central Investigating Court No. 5 and the Prosecutor's Office of the National High Court.

This investigation began after detecting a user in a well-known social network where he was making a profuse dissemination of the message of the jihadist ideology. His publications made allusions to terrorist attacks, with continuous references to their perpetrators and the violent jihad. In one of his publications, he alluded to the lone actor Zaher HASSAN, who starred in a terrorist attack in September 2020, attacking two people, with a knife in France, under the conviction that they were workers at the headquarters of the weekly Charlie Hebdo.

The now detained is a member of an extremist organization based in Pakistan, which has extreme intolerance on matters perceived to be contrary to Islam, calling for the execution of all alleged blasphemers against this religion. This type of narrative has a clear parallel with the arguments offered by jihadist Salafi groups to inspire violent actions, such as the attack perpetrated against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in response to the Muhammad cartoons, planned and executed by members related to the affiliate. of Al Qaeda, AQAP.

During the time that this individual has been monitored, a constant drift towards violent jihad with rapid radicalization has been observed, spreading prototypical publications of the jihadist ideology on their social networks. In these he has boasted of the Taliban "reconquest" of Afghanistan, declaring that it was a first step in the takeover of the West.

The consumption and dissemination of this radical material, led to the now detained to participate in the so-called "media jihad" in reference to the continuous use of social networks for the dissemination of material justifying terrorist violence.

All these activities carried out by the investigated put the Civil Guard specialists on alert, who after an exhaustive analysis of the indics found during the investigation, proceeded to apprehend the suspect.

The detainee has been brought to justice this morning, having been ordered the measure of entry into provisional prison. The operation remains open to fully clarify its activities in Spain as well as to detect other collaborating members of this network.

The early detection of radicalization processes in the field of jihadist terrorism, is today one of the greatest investigative challenges faced by law enforcement agencies due to the importance and risk that it can generate for the safety of citizens. from Spain.

Since the elevation to level 4 of the Antiterrorist Alert on June 26, 2015, the Civil Guard has strengthened all operational devices and lines of investigation related to the terrorist threat, especially those on individuals immersed in a radicalization process that may lead to displacement to a conflict zone or in the commission of terrorist actions in the countries of residence.

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The Civil Guard and FADEMUR sign a protocol that reinforces the protection of victims of gender violence in rural areas


The Civil Guard and FADEMUR sign a protocol that reinforces the protection of victims of gender violence in rural areas

This protocol establishes the framework of collaboration between the General Directorate of the Civil Guard and the Federation of Rural Women's Associations (FADEMUR) for the prevention and awareness of gender violence, especially in rural areas.

The general director of the Civil Guard, María Gámez, and the president of FADEMUR, Teresa López, have signed the collaboration this morning








The general director of the Civil Guard, María Gámez, and the president of FADEMUR, Teresa López, today signed a protocol of collaboration and action to reinforce the protection of victims of gender-based violence in rural areas.

This protocol establishes the framework for collaboration between the General Directorate of the Civil Guard and the Federation of Rural Women's Associations for the prevention and awareness of gender violence. The signed text will also seek cooperation and collaboration between both organizations in terms of assistance, protection and accompaniment of women victims of gender violence and minors in their care.

Specifically, five areas of action are established in which the Civil Guard and FADEMUR will work to achieve the objective established by this protocol. Cooperation and the exchange of information is the first of the points developed. When in the development of its own activity, FADEMUR requires the support of the Civil Guard, due to having knowledge of a case within the scope of its actions, it will participate in the Civil Guard, cooperating in the accompaniment and advice to the victim.

The second agreed point establishes a mutual advice on the matters included in this protocol in those cases in which this help is considered useful. Carrying out joint training activities is the third of the fields that will be worked on between the Civil Guard and FADEMUR.

Finally, the promotion of awareness and public communication through press campaigns and social networks, as well as participation in congresses, conferences and other events, constitutes another of the areas in which the Corps and this federation will work together.

More than 20 years with rural women

FADEMUR is a non-profit organization that fights to achieve equality and progress for women who live and work in rural areas, established at the territorial level and with established collaboration ties with other entities at the international level.

The organization has been working for more than 20 years in rural areas throughout Spain, in order to value the importance of rural women, addressing all forms of discrimination suffered by gender.

The fight against violence against women, especially in rural areas, constitutes one of its main lines of work, and to alleviate this social scourge, FADEMUR implements awareness-raising, prevention, education and training actions aimed at both professionals and the general population, as well as victim care programs, through the Safe Spaces network.

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