Tarragona is at the centre of a Guardia Civil investigation that has led to the arrest of 15 people accused of running a bank fraud ring across Spain.
Officials say the group operated by phone, contacting victims while posing as financial institutions. The arrests include eight men and seven women, aged between 19 and 55.
The suspects are accused of at least 26 fraud offences in different parts of Spain, including Tarragona and Barcelona. The case has been described by the Guardia Civil as a criminal organisation.
The alleged scam involved persuading people to share sensitive banking details or approve fraudulent transactions. This type of fraud is often referred to as phishing, or smishing when it uses text messages, although in this case the reported method was telephone calls.
Authorities have not released details on the losses linked to the Tarragona victims, and the investigation is still ongoing. For official updates, see the Guardia Civil and related coverage on Catalan News.
