{"id":19667,"date":"2025-04-17T11:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T11:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/police-in-spain-unearth-underground-shooting-range-and-buried-guns-allegedly-used-by-weapons-trafficking-ring\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T11:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T11:18:01","slug":"police-in-spain-unearth-underground-shooting-range-and-buried-guns-allegedly-used-by-weapons-trafficking-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/police-in-spain-unearth-underground-shooting-range-and-buried-guns-allegedly-used-by-weapons-trafficking-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Police in Spain unearth underground shooting range and buried guns allegedly used by weapons trafficking ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Spanish police said Wednesday they have uncovered an illegal underground firing range they suspect was operated by a weapons trafficking ring that supplied assault rifles and other arms to drug gangs.<\/p>\n<p>Officers raided a house in the southern province of Granada and found the site, which was located three stories underground, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interior.gob.es\/opencms\/es\/detalle\/articulo\/Desmantelada-una-organizacion-criminal-dedicada-al-trafico-de-armas-de-guerra-que-contaba-con-una-galeria-de-tiro-subterranea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">police said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors could not hear guns going off because of the depth of the range, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said it was the first time they had found a &#8220;illegal shooting range run by a criminal group&#8221; in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities believe the site was used to test weapons that the group supplied to drug trafficking rings, who then used them to defend themselves or attack rival gangs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/policia\/status\/1912445362528268449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Police released video<\/a>\u00a0of the operation, showing officers slowly descending narrow stairs in a cave-like structure as well as authorities collecting evidence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea9Desarticulada en <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Granada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#Granada<\/a> una organizaci\u00f3n criminal presuntamente dedicada al tr\u00e1fico de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/armasdeguerra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#armasdeguerra<\/a> en una operaci\u00f3n conjunta con Guardia Civil<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49Contaban con una galer\u00eda de tiro subterr\u00e1nea<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49Hay 3 detenidos y se han realizado 11 entradas y registros en las localidades\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UmezNoY642\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/UmezNoY642<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polic\u00eda Nacional (@policia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/policia\/status\/1912445362528268449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The operation has removed weapons from the streets that could have been used to commit extremely serious crimes,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the group offered to sell assault rifles, submachine guns and automatic pistols, as well as ammunition, bulletproof vests and other tactical equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Officers arrested three people and seized several weapons and more than 60,000 euros ($68,000) in cash. <\/p>\n<p>Most of the weapons were found buried in an open field, &#8220;packed for preservation and ready to be used,&#8221; police said. Investigators said they were already targeting the hiding place &#8220;due to strong evidence that firearms were being tested there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/17\/862d4963-7701-4ae5-b14c-c98d40b9e7a4\/thumbnail\/1240x703g2\/7037367a03de45991be4de38c4491263\/spain-20251604-op-topera-duty-cordoba-02-jpg-478693412.jpg?v=412b48b2e3085db78364e6e02a7dc2b8#\" alt=\"spain-20251604-op-topera-duty-cordoba-02-jpg-478693412.jpg \" height=\"703\" width=\"1240\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Spanish police said Wednesday they have uncovered an illegal underground firing range they suspect was operated by a weapons trafficking ring that supplied assault rifles and other arms to drug gangs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Spanish National Police<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police said further arrests were possible.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Wednesday, in a separate operation, police in Spain arrested more than two dozen suspected gang members for cultivating and trafficking marijuana. 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