THE National Police develops from the first hour of this Friday, September 12, a major operation in the field of narco floors on Cullera Street in Madrid, in the Lucero district, the consequences of which are still unknown, a spokesman for the Police Prefecture informed Europa Press.
Thus, since 7 am, a hundred motorized agents, on foot, on horseback and with dogs, from different police units, have been deployed with the aim of put an end to this controversial drug hotspotconcentrated between numbers 14 and 16 of this street in the Latina district of Madrid.
This Monday, a 55-year-old drug addict died this morning of heart failure at the doors of one of these drug floors. Several units of the National Police went to the scene, because there was a great deal of excitement in the area.
Relatives of the deceased, of gypsy origin and residents of the Caño Roto area, went to the scene and blamed the drug dealers in the area for the death. “One of us for one of yours,” they shouted, swearing revenge and promising to “burn the building,” as eyewitnesses reported.
Concern among the neighbors
Neighborhood residents have been complaining for some time about the drug apartment situation and what it means for the Lucero neighborhood. Lucero Neighborhood Association addressed the three administrations to demand a 24-hour police presence in the area, the recovery of those squatted apartments on Cullera Street, which belong to the Social Housing Agency, and the immediate installation of surveillance cameras, which the City Council has promised by 2025.
Neighbors reported an increase in drug storage and trafficking in apartments located several doors down from Cullera Street and surrounding areas, as well as constant intimidation of neighbors and physical deterioration of doors, elevators and stairs.
He Professional College of Criminology of the Community of Madrid (CPCM)presented in June to the Government delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martín, and also sent to the City Hall of the capital, a detailed and comprehensive action protocol to combat the “narcopisos” of the Lucero neighborhood and the insecurity they generate.
