Thirteen people with a total of 93 police records have been arrested in Barcelona since this Friday afternoon as part of a device deployed by the Mossos d’Esquadra, the Urban Guard and the National Police to guarantee citizen security and reinforce firearms controls. The device, called saturationhas involved a deployment of numerous troops, patrol officers and controls in specific areas of Barcelona to combat the spike in incidents with firearms recorded so far in 2026, linked to organized crime and drug trafficking. Last Thursday, during the Pope’s visit, a man died after being shot at the confluence of Diagonal Avenue and Bal.es Street.
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