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Police have arrested five people and seized five pistols in an investigation into a suspected criminal group accused of using guns to threaten and extort victims in the Alicante area.
The case began after two men allegedly walked into a vehicle workshop in Alicante in May and threatened a worker, according to investigators. National Police then identified two suspects and expanded the inquiry as officers gathered more evidence.
Searches later led to the recovery of five pistols, along with GPS trackers, signal jammers, balaclavas and clothing bearing National Police markings. Officers also found a two-metre-deep pit nearby, although its purpose has not been established.
The suspects, aged between 40 and 71 and said to be from eastern European countries, are being investigated over alleged weapons offences, serious threats, drug trafficking and membership of a criminal group.
Police said the investigation remains open and that further arrests and searches are possible. Four of the suspects were arrested at a property and later brought before a court in Llíria.
The arrests come amid a series of police operations in the Costa Blanca region targeting organised crime, weapons and drug networks.
