- The subdelegate highlights some of the most relevant operations carried out by the security forces
- It underlines that twelve black points of sale of narcotics were deactivated thanks to citizen collaboration
- Congratulate the sixteen winners of the Police Merit Awards
Olimpia López, deputy delegate of the Government in Lugo, presided today the institutional acts of the National Police Day for the festivity of the Holy Angels Custodians in the Municipal Auditorium Fuxan os Ventos. At the event, he stressed the importance of the work of the bodies so that Lugo is consolidated as one of the safest provinces in the national territory.
During the speech, López highlighted the work of the security forces and thanked “the daily commitment that guarantees the security and peaceful coexistence of the citizens. With which the fundamental values of our democracy are protected.” He also stressed that, in 2026, 1,812 cases were clarified and if they carried out more than 500 humanitarian acts in the City of Lugo.
The event was attended by Alfonso Villares, delegate of the Xunta in Lugo; Sandra Piñeiro, president of the Provincial High Court; María Olga Serrano, chief prosecutor of Lugo; Juan Fernández Arrojo, deputy delegate of Defense in Lugo; Luis Germán Avilés, colonel of lana Guardia Civil; Miguel Fernández, provincial deputy; Antonio Ameijide, lieutenant of mayor of Lugo; and Commissioner Luis Romera.
Olimpia López reviewed some of the most relevant performances this year. Operation Benboa ended with the dismantling of an organized group and the arrest of seven people who were engaged in the occupation of homes and the distribution of drugs inside.
In total, 12 black points of sale of narcotics were deactivated thanks to citizen collaboration. In these actions, more than 6 kilos of cocaine, several doses of hashish and more than 10,000 euros in cash were intervened.
Within the framework of Operation Murphy, one of the members of an organized group dedicated to the sexual exploitation of foreign women was arrested in Lugo. In Operation Bachata-Lucus, in collaboration with the Colombian Police, an internationally organized group dedicated to the falsification of documents was dismantled, with two detainees in our province.
The subdelegate also highlighted the high number of investigations related to cybercrime, in which there were frauds worth more than 430,000 euros and in which several authors were identified.
Operation Galaxy at the same time allowed the identification and arrest of the perpetrators of high-end mobile thefts. Fifteen terminals were recovered in coordination with the Civil Guard. And there was also the identification and detention of perpetrators of robberies and thefts of members of itinerant groups who used the “method of Sorrow”.
Decorations for Police Merit
The day also included the solemn act of imposition of decorations to the Police Merit, with which the work was recognized to officials and personnel alienated from the Corps. Olimpia López congratulated the winners and louvou their trajectory.
They were distinguished with the Cross to Police Merit with White Badge:
• Inspectors: Abraham Campanario Rodríguez and Héctor Pérez Arias.
• Subinspector: Marcos Rigueira Rodríguez.
• Official: Marco Barro Sanjurjo.
• Police: Rubén Fernández Pérez, Mayra Sanmartín Crespo, Óscar Flores Burgo, Manuel Pallín Alar, José Antonio Arias Rodríguez, José Cuba Vázquez, Francisco Javier Besteiro Gayoso and Patricia Vázquez Cerceda.
• Personnel other than the National Police: Juan José Fernández Arrojo (deputy delegate of Defense), José Luis Piñeiro Santos (principal inspector of the Local Police), José Manuel Pernas Arias (director of the Bonxe Penitentiary Center) and Alejandro Boyero Fernández (lieutenant of the Civil Guard).