In the last week, agents of the National Police have arrested three people in the three provincial capitals of the Valencian Community for allegedly making false bomb warnings and causing the eviction of a health center, a building where a charity entity is located and a city bus.
The event that occurred in Alicante took place when a health center received several calls from a hidden number in which a man warned of the imminent explosion of a device inside its facilities.
Given the possibility that the threat was real and the life or physical integrity of the people inside the health center was in danger, the center coordinator decided to evacuate the establishment and bring the facts to the attention of the emergency services. , the National Police has indicated in a statement.
Given these events, the existing security protocol was activated, and the National Police agents assigned to the Provincial Citizen Security Brigade of the Provincial Police Station of Alicante, as well as the Canine Guide Unit with specialized dogs, immediately traveled to the scene. in the detection of explosives, and TEDAX explosives deactivation technicians, agents who established the appropriate security cordons and carried out the search of the building. Finally, they discovered that it was a false alarm.
After what happened, agents from the Provincial Information Brigade of the Alicante Provincial Police Station began an investigation, during which they identified and located the author of the false bomb warning. Thus, they arrested a man, 29 years old and of Spanish nationality, for the alleged commission of a crime of public disorder.
On the other hand, similar events occurred in Castellón de la Plana when a man left a package in front of the building of a charity institution and stated that it was an explosive, which was reported by a witness to the CIMACC-Room 091 of the Police Station. Provincial of Castellón.
Agents from the Provincial Citizen Security Brigade immediately went to the scene and established a protection device in the area, while proceeding to cut off traffic and evacuate the nearby building.
Witnesses who had witnessed the events told the agents the location of the package that allegedly contained an explosive and described the physical characteristics of the man who had deposited the package.
The agents conducted a search of the surrounding area, where they located the suspect. Finally, and after inspecting the alleged package bomb, the agents verified that it was not an explosive. The man, 51 years old and of Spanish nationality, was arrested for the alleged commission of a crime of public disorder.
Furthermore, last week a similar case occurred in Valencia, when a person threatened through a digital platform to detonate a bomb on an EMT bus in the capital. This situation caused the interruption of the affected line and the evacuation of passengers until the relevant security checks were carried out by the National Police agents of the Provincial Police Station of Valencia, who finally determined that it was a false alarm. .
After a quick and effective investigation, the perpetrator, a 19-year-old man of Spanish nationality, was arrested the next day in Valencia, and was placed at the disposal of the judicial authority as presumed responsible for a crime of public disorder.
