Protests and vandalism follow jailing of rapper, with 14 arrests and 33 injured
Thousands protested on Tuesday night to demand the release of the rapper Pablo Hasél, who was detained by police after barricading himself in at the...
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‘Influencer’ among six detained on allegations of ‘trading courses fraud’
Six men aged between 20-34, including the ‘YouTuber’ and influencer Gonzalo Sapiña, were detained in an investigation into alleged fraud surrounding trading courses, as part...
Catalan police finally break up a rave in Llinars, around 40 hours after it started
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (15 Jan) Catalan riot police finally broke up a New Year’s Eve rave that was taking place in an abandoned warehouse...
Spanish police arrest two ‘neo-Nazis’ for selling drugs to finance ‘race war’
In a joint operation of Spain’s Guardia Civil and the Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra), two men linked to white supremacy groups were arrested on Sunday...
Josep Lluís Trapero reinstated as head of Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra)
Josep Lluís Trapero has been reinstated as the head of the Catalan police force (the Mossos d’Esquadra). Trapero was acquitted of all charges last month...
Former Catalan police chief Josep Lluís Trapero acquitted
Josep Lluís Trapero, the former head of the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra) has been found not guilty of sedition and disobedience by Spain’s National Court....
Man charged for driving at 221 km/h in 90 limit – and posting video on internet
A man has been criminally charged in the Alt Empordà region of Catalonia for recklessly driving at 221 km/h on a road with a speed limit...
61 arrests in drug trafficking raid in Barcelona
Nearly a thousand officers from the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra), the Spanish National Police and Barcelona’s local police, the Guàrdia Urbana, took part in...
Catalan police detain two alleged members of terrorist cell
The Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra) on Tuesday arrested two alleged members of a terrorist cell planning an attack with explosives in Barcelona. The anti-terrorist raids...
Court rules against home confinement ordered for residents in areas of Lleida
Report updated at 17h on Monday 13 July. The Catalan government’s decree to impose tighter lockdown restrictions in the city of Lleida and seven surrounding municipalities...
