The National Police began a second phase early this Friday within the framework of the operation ‘Vulcano’ against him drug trafficking in the Sevillian neighborhood of Tres Mil Propiedades. This has been confirmed by the mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, on Spanish Television. Specifically, agents from the Police Intervention Unit (UIP) and the Prevention and Reaction Unit (UPR) are in charge of this second phase of the operation.
These searches in the areas of Murillo and MartÃnez Montañés occur two days after the Police deployed a significant device of some 300 agents in the PolÃgono Sur of Seville, the scene this weekend of a shooting that, due to its intensity and depth, has sparked a whole public and political debate. This ended with the arrest of more than 10 people, 16 searches and the seizure of narcotic substances and more weapons. Those detained so far are still awaiting trial.
Police spokesperson Macarena de la Palma, in statements to the media, explained that this is an operation that involvesIn his words, “the culmination” of several investigations developed “some time ago” against criminal organizations and that “have continued over time.”
This Thursday afternoon there was a meeting between the mayor of Seville, José Luis Sanz, the subdelegate of the Government, Francisco Toscano, and the commissioner for the PolÃgono Sur, Jaime Bretón.
The institutional representatives reaffirmed their joint commitment to guarantee security, coexistence and the provision of public services in the Three Thousand Homes neighborhood.
Given the “alarm” raised by the aforementioned shooting, this police spokesperson has stated that the National Police “is at street level, restoring security“not only with uniformed agents, but also with plainclothes officers, thus transmitting a message of “security” to the citizens.
