National Police and Civil Guards conducted 1200 arrests, almost 92,000 identifications and more included 500 weapons In the first eight months since the implementation of the anti-gang plan, which is still active in a dozen districts of Madrid and the municipalities of Alcorcón, Alcobendas and Parla.
These are the data presented to journalists this Monday by the Government delegate in Madrid. Mercedes Gonzales He went to the fairground in Pilar District to present the security device of the National Police, which was monitoring the festivities.
The Government Delegation launched this plan late last year to stop the escalation of violence by youth gangs and reinforced it with a military action post. more than 500 police On the streets of Atocha and Usera on the night of February 5, after the murder of two teenagers, aged 15 and 25.
Monday, October 10, marks eight months of increased control over these groups, which have committed to the four crimes that have occurred in the United States so far this year. Community of Madrid -The figure will rise to five if his link to the deadly gun attack in Fuenlabrada last week is confirmed.
Regarding this incident, the Government delegate explained that the Police remained open. “a few” lines of research, and that this is a situation that requires “time”.
González praised the police’s work against youth gangs and said “productivity“Your plan, which he strengthened because it prevented more than one event.
When asked about the possession and use of firearms by these organizations, he emphasized: “very little” Of the more than 500 weapons seized, one in particular was of this type.