Injured driver arrested one week after N-340 shooting between Tarragona and Vila-seca

The Mossos d'Esquadra arrested the 25-year-old man, the victim of the shooting, on charges of drug trafficking and driving without a license.

Imatge genèrica d'un vehicle accidentat o d'una investigació policial en una carretera, amb agents de fons.

Imatge genèrica d'un vehicle accidentat o d'una investigació policial en una carretera, amb agents de fons.

The Mossos d'Esquadra arrested the driver injured in a drug-related shooting that occurred on January 9 on the N-340, between Tarragona and Vila-seca, facing charges of public health and road safety offenses.

The shooting took place at kilometer 1,151 of the N-340, when a Ford Mondeo was shot at from a white Volkswagen Golf. The incident, quickly linked to an alleged drug-related settling of scores, required the activation of a police dragnet (operation cage) to intercept the perpetrators.
The driver and co-driver of the Mondeo suffered minor injuries due to the traffic accident they had while attempting to evade the projectiles, which hit the vehicle's bodywork without reaching the occupants. Both were treated by the SEM and taken to the hospital.
One week after the events, the Mossos Investigation Unit reported that the shooters remain at large. However, the driver of the attacked vehicle, a 25-year-old man, has been arrested.
He is accused of a crime against public health (drug trafficking) and another against road safety for driving without ever having obtained a license. His companion was identified, but no charges were filed against him.
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