The detainee in the center of Valencia for his relationship with Blocus is 16 years old

The minor arrested this Saturday for his relationship with the Blocus movement is 16 years old, was wearing gloves and clothing to cover his face and was arrested around 6:15 p.m. in the center of Valencia, in the area where a large police force had been deployed, sources from the National Police have reported.

The minor is considered responsible for the initial dissemination through social networks of the Blocus poster in which other people were encouraged to join the group and was arrested in the area of ​​Xàtiva street, in the vicinity of the bullring.

The agents identified 440 people in this area and filed six reports for possession of weapons, seven for drugs and another for lack of respect for a law enforcement agent. In addition, nine approved sprays, 28 balaclavas and eight face masks were involved, among other effects.

The minor detained as an alleged member of the 'Blocus Vlc' movement is 16 years old and is considered supposedly responsible for the initial dissemination on social networks of the posters where others were encouraged to join this group created in an instant messaging application through a QR code, of which he also became the administrator.

The Police charge him with the crimes of conspiracy to commit public disorder, conspiracy to carry out crimes against property and membership in an organized group.

According to the Police in a statement, the arrest occurred around 6:15 p.m. on October 31 in the vicinity of the bullring in the city of Valencia, a place chosen by the members of said group to provoke acts of vandalism, looting and looting during the afternoon. At the time of arrest, he was wearing gloves and clothing to cover his face, as well as a mobile phone that had been tapped. The detainee will be placed at the disposal of the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office in the next few hours.

This is another arrest carried out by the National Police in Valencia in four days within the framework of the investigations into the 'Blocus Vlc' group, whose members instigated others to commit looting and acts of looting in businesses in the central area of ​​the city during the afternoon of Saturday, October 31.

He is the second minor detained after the arrest, last Wednesday, of another 17-year-old young man as the alleged creator of the 'Blocus Vlc' communication channels in instant messaging applications, for which the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office ordered his admission to a juvenile center.

Two days later, on Friday the 30th, the National Police arrested another 18-year-old young man in the Valencian town of Alfafar for his active participation in them. After being brought to justice, he was placed in provisional prison. Both are now joined by this new arrest by the Police in Valencia, which continues the investigations aimed at fully clarifying the facts.

Two other young people were arrested last Friday by the National Police for alleged links to the Blocus movement in the cities of Bilbao and Málaga. For its part, the Civil Guard arrested another young man in Picanya (Valencia), the alleged leader or founder of this movement in Spain.