Six arrested in joint inquiry into alleged sale of minors

Police arrested six people on Wednesday, 4 November, in a case about the alleged sale of minors. The searches were in Badajoz, Montijo and Linares, in Jaén province. Both Spain’s Policía Nacional and Guardia Civil took part, ABC and El Confidencial report.

Searches and arrests

Officers searched three homes, one in each place. Government delegate in Extremadura María Teresa Macías confirmed the six arrests and said the case stays open. She gave no more detail, saying the matter was delicate and courts must be allowed to work.

ABC says the case is led by the national police family and women’s unit in Badajoz and Guardia Civil investigators in the same province. Reports said the six were due to give statements to officials later that day. No result from those statements or court ruling has been reported.

Allegations remain unproved

Police sources say one woman among those arrested is suspected of selling her own children. El Mundo says the allegation involves at least four children; El País says four. No court has ruled on the number or the claims, and all conduct remains alleged.

Reports say the woman gave birth at home in Montijo and did not register the births. They describe this as part of the case, not as facts proved in court. The reports do not name the children or any other private person.

Police sources say more arrests are possible while the case stays open. Macías confirmed the case remains active but gave no account of the evidence or each person’s role. The reports do not say what charges, if any, have been filed, whether anyone is in custody, or what a court has decided.

An arrest is not a finding of guilt. The inquiry is still open, and the claims have not been proved in court.

Source: ABC, El Confidencial, El Mundo and El País.