Since early this morning, the National Police and the Mossos d'Esquadra have been carrying out an operation against a criminal organization linked to National Socialism and white supremacy called Combat 18, in which they have carried out 14 entries and searches in various provinces..
According to Mossos sources, the epicenter of the operation is in Catalonia, where a total of ten entries have been made in the towns of Barcelona, Navarcles, Sant Boi de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat, Sentmenat, Lloret de Mar (Girona ) and Mollerussa (Lleida).
🚩🚩 DEVICE IN MARCH with @mossos against a criminal organization linked to national socialism and white supremacy called Combat 18
We are making entries in different municipalities of Catalonia, Madrid, Lugo, Toledo and Malaga pic.twitter.com/gQJ6ePAbW9
— National Police (@policia) October 17, 2023
Outside of Catalonia, there have been four raids by the National Police in Malaga, Lugo, Arganda del Rey (Madrid) and Talavera de la Reina (Toledo).. The police device in Catalonia, which was activated around 6 in the morning, is made up of agents from the General Information Commissariat, BRIMO, ARRO, the GEI and the Canine Unit.
The neo-Nazi group Combat 18, which takes the number 18 from the first and eighth letters of the alphabet -A for Adolf and H for Hitler-, originated in the United Kingdom in 1992 although it later spread to several countries, including Germany, where It was banned in 2020 due to its dangerousness.
Since its founding, Combat 18 has been known for its calls for violence against immigrants, ethnic minorities and people on the left or linked to the LGTBI movement.. Its logo is a skull derived from that used by the Third Panzer Division of the Waffen-SS..