The National Police dismantled a criminal gang linked to the Dominican Don’t Play (DDP) that was allegedly engaged in arms trafficking. As part of the operation, four weapons were seized and two people were arrested.
The group was linked to the activity of organized and violent youth groups belonging to the DDP, as reported by the National Police. The operation is part of the increase in activity, both preventive and investigative, that the National Police is carrying out in order to detect and cut off illegal distribution channels for firearms, as well as to intercept possible weapons deposits that already exist in the context of organized violent youth groups.
The investigation began when agents from the General Information Police Station and the Provincial Information Brigade of Madrid became aware of the illegal activity of a criminal group dedicated to the storage and trafficking of arms, and linked to the gang of Dominican origin.
After the investigation, directed by the Investigating Court number 32 of Madrid, last Tuesday the exploitation of the operation was carried out through the entry and search of four buildings in the capital. Two people were arrested for their alleged participation in the crimes of illegal possession and trafficking of prohibited firearms and illegal possession of ammunition; drug trafficking; money laundering and belonging to a criminal group. In addition, a woman was investigated for collaboration with the crimes of drug trafficking, money laundering and belonging to a criminal group.
In the searches carried out, the agents intervened two pistol-type short weapons, one of them with the reference numbers erased, an assault rifle-type long weapon and a shotgun-type long weapon, with the barrels cut out. The agents also located a large amount of ammunition, cash, documentation that links the arrested with their membership in the DDP, and various narcotic substances.
Likewise, the Police intervened various effects that link those arrested with the commission of “overturns” or “falls” against other rival gangs such as ballistic vests, tactical clothing, metallic copies of emblem plates, priority light devices or radio telecommunication systems, all They are similar to those commonly used by the Security Forces and Corps.
