Police operation Ministry of the Interior The operation coordinated by the Intelligence Center against Terrorism and Organized Crime has also involved Eurojust, Frontex and Interpol The operation, carried out between October 26 and 29, has involved 16,000 agents from 28 countries 74,000 people, 32,665 vehicles inspected and nearly 1,000 searches carried out In October, Spain coordinated a European device against firearms trafficking, human trafficking, illegal immigration and drug trafficking in southeastern Europe, which has been successful with 382 arrests and the opening of 130 investigations, as reported this Saturday in a joint statement by the Ministry of the Interior, Europol and Mossos d’Esquadra. The police action, whose operational phase was carried out between October 26 and 29 supported by Europol, involved almost 16,000 officers from 28 countries. It has resulted in 74,000 controlled people, the inspection of 32,665 vehicles and nearly 1,000 searches, the seizure of 91 firearms, 15 hand grenades, 12,250 ammunition cartridges, 304 kg of heroin, 147 kg of cannabis, 5,402 marijuana and 1.3 kg of cocaine. The operation, which also had the cooperation of European and international agencies such as Eurojust, Frontex and Interpol, was part of the European Multidisciplinary Platform against Criminal Threats (EMPACT), which promotes action coordination of the EU countries to face the most serious threats of international crime.đź”´ Spain coordinates a European operation against arms and drug trafficking and human trafficking that culminates in 382 arrests ➡️ The operation was carried out in Southeast Europe with the participation of 16,000 agents who carried out more than 35,000 inspections pic.twitter.com/xhNAtfVKlB— Ministry of the Interior (@interiorgob) November 5, 202 2 In Spain, it was directed from the control center set up at the headquarters of the Intelligence Center against Terrorism and Organized Crime, in Madrid, which allowed the exchange of information in real time with all the participants and with the international control center, led by Spain, which was established in Montenegro. The Spanish operation was made up of a multidisciplinary team made up of agents from the National Police, Civil Guard, Mossos d’Esquadra and representatives of the Europol National Unit and the Interpol National Central Office.