Two men aged 58 and 42 were arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan police, for their alleged involvement in several burglaries, including that of the home of Joan Garcia, FC Barcelona goalkeeper. According to Mundo Deportivothe facts date back to January 10, when the goalkeeper was in Saudi Arabia with his team to compete in the Spanish Super Cup. Two individuals then broke into the house he shares with his partner, in the Baix Llobregat region. The alarm allowed the police to intervene.
The investigation also revealed that the suspects would have monitored Jules Koundé’s home and prepared a possible burglary, without however carrying out the act. The two men are suspected of belonging to a group involved in several thefts targeting luxury residences in Catalonia. In addition, one of the suspects, Arsim Blaku, a Kosovar-Albanian criminal known to the police, would be considered one of the main alleged instigators. The two men were placed in pre-trial detention, while a third person, a woman also targeted by the investigation, was released after appearing before a judge.
