Ertzaintza

The Department of Safety and Security has condemned "the threats and threats to the police, which recall past times and attack not only the said officer and the Ertzaintza, but also the foundations of democracy and coexistence".

The attack took place at around 6.20 p.m. near the metro station, where a group of some 200 people had gathered in the vicinity, and the detainee had previously been arrested for similar events.

The Ertzaintza had been looking for him since Tuesday, and finally the alleged murderer turned himself in to the Ertzain-Etxea this morning.

In the last few hours, several establishments in the area have been asked to provide surveillance camera recordings of street footage of the incident as part of the investigation, which continues with the intention of finding the killer as soon as possible.

The Security Adviser of the Basque Government, Bingen Zupiria, has linked the incidents to young men, the consumption of alcohol and other substances and the "disinhibition" of night leisure. Asked about Ceuta, he regretted that Morocco was not asked to "assume its responsibility". 

Ohar batean, Segurtasun Sailak erasoak gaitzetsi ditu eta salatu du gazte batzuek objektuak jaurti dizkietela uniformerik gabe zihoazen zenbait agenteri. Irainak ere jaso omen dituzte ertzainek: "zipaioak", "puta semeak" eta "nazkagarriak", besteak beste.

Agents of the Ertzaintza arrested two men and a woman on Thursday afternoon on charges of illegal detention and extortion of a citizen who was demanding an amount of money from the victim.

Events have taken place both inside and outside the festive grounds, in the Arenal area and at the Euskotren station.

The 23-year-old woman had a bleeding wound to her head and was stunned.

As part of this operation, the number of plainclothes officers will be strengthened in the busiest areas and video surveillance will be established to prevent sexist attacks.

In the 2,809 tests conducted by the Ertzaintza in the first five months of the year, 982 drivers tested positive for drug use, a decrease of 0.7 points from the same period last year.

The unions ErNE, Euspel and Sipe have denounced that attacking a police officer cannot become "normal" and have called for "institutional support" and strengthening the working group.

The 23-year-old has been jailed and found that the weapon used in the robberies was a fogeal gun.

The arrest took place in a joint operation between the Ertzaintza, the Mossos d'Espadra and the Guardia Civil, which attributed numerous threats to schools, municipalities and other institutions between January and April 2026.

Local police officers assisted in the arrest of one of the attackers, who was hit with his fists and threatened with a glass bottle.

The statements made by the Security Adviser regarding the two arrests by the National Police in Bilbao give rise to the reaction of the police force, which states that it must not seek permission from the Basque Government to operate in this territory.

The Security Adviser of the Basque Government has criticised the two arrests in Bilbao by the National Police during the riots at the World Cup final, considering it to be the competence of the Ertzaintza.

Rural is a senior agricultural technician with 36 years of experience in civil protection, and Garaikoetxea has been in the Ertzaintza for 41 years, the last 7 years as head of the Citizen Protection area.

Two men have been arrested and more than 1,600 marijuana plants and 8.5 kilograms of hashish seized.