According to the Catalan police, the operation is part of the Kanpai plan deployed by the Mossos d'Esquadra across Catalonia to combat repeat offenses.
The three adult men arrested, aged between 21 and 61 and members of the same family, acquired the devices on the black market to obtain personal data and carry out fraud, mainly by operating at ATMs.
The operation allowed the recovery of around thirty mobile phones, ten of which were listed as stolen in thefts and violent robberies.
During the search of a home in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, officers seized 31 mobile phones, 11 SIM cards of allegedly illicit origin, 7,290 euros in cash, a laptop, and clothing used for disguises during the ATM scams.
Four of these devices have already been returned to their owners. The operation remains open to clarify the ownership of the remaining high-end terminals and determine if the group may be linked to other criminal acts.
