A Moroccan national was arrested in the Spanish island of Mallorca as he was accused of collaborating with the Islamic State militant group. He was the recent among the series of arrests conducted in the country of individuals apprehended for allegedly aiding ISIS.
According to Mirror, a private property was raided by police to capture the man accused of having close links to the leaders of ISIS based in Iraq and Syria. He was also accused of promoting and facilitating terror attacks all over Europe as well as recruiting vulnerable individuals to join the militant group through the internet, particularly in social media.
"The investigation has shown that the suspect maintained close links with well-known terrorist leaders currently based in Syria and working for the terror organisation Daesh , whose job it was to facilitate the arrival of new combatants to war zones as well as providing instructions and resources to carry out terror attacks in Spain or other European countries." the Interior Ministry stated.
After the arrest, The Sun reported that police officers spent five hours in a thorough search of the suspect's apartment. The police were seen carrying cardboard boxes full of computer equipment leaving the suspect's property in Son Gotleu district of Palma.
According to USA Extra News, another Moroccan man and his Spanish girlfriend were also arrested for allegedly aiding the notorious militant group. Seven people from Valencia, Alicante, and Ceuta were also apprehended, five of which are Spanish nationals with foreign descent while other two individuals were from Syria and Morocco.
The Spanish police also previously seized 20,000 uniforms and accessories believed to be intended for the militant groups on Syria and Iraq. The unnamed man's captivity was described by the police as "the rapid neutralisation of a direct threat". He is set for a hearing in Thursday through a video link to his police cell.
