Over the past five years confiscation of knives in Catalonia increased by 47 percent last year almost 9.2 thousand were taken over pieces of edged weapons, while in 2019 it was 4.9 thousand. In 2023 almost 2.85 thousand weapons were confiscated in the capital of Catalonia itself.
According to the Barcelona authorities, quoted by “La Vanguardia”, in the city the “knife culture” is spreading, which is associated with an increase in attacks and threats with a knife in hand.
The police use special metal detection devices to increase the efficiency of searches. Weapons are hidden in shoes, for example.
Barcelona. Police confiscate knives ahead of La Merce festival
As La Vanguardia recalls, this year in Barcelona there were 1,000 injuries caused by melee weapons. two people died.
La Merce is an annual festival in Barcelona, ​​celebrated in honor of Our Lady of Mercy, the patron saint of the city.
The holiday is celebrated September 24but the celebrations (including parades, concerts, fireworks displays and setting up human towers) start a few days earlier and they last about a weekattracting about 1.5-2 million people.
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