The policemen who went to Ukraine to smuggle medicines across the border and returned with 45 refugees and a lute

At first the idea came from a sub-inspector who wanted to help Ukraine and asked several colleagues for help.

Immediately a few selflessly joined and there were six

but then there were 14 and in the end several individuals joined.

His convoy returned to Spain on Tuesday after the express journey of

sleeping in the car and driving in shifts.

These agents have mounted an entire operation on their days off to go to the

to pick up refugees and deliver medicine.

What they did not know is that they were also

the treasure of the family of a refugee.

Well,

But we'll get to that.

On this trip organized by police officers from

there have been a large number of collaborators, especially many who had not been expected at first.

For example, when the preparations began, an agent from

(the explosives disposal group of the

from Almería

He called them and told them that he had a lot of medicine in storage.

That turned out to be a gem: there were surgical, tactical, analgesic, special medicines for the front line...

Talking to hospitals and companies, they got more medicine.

In turn, these agents spoke with other

and together, always at a private level, they coordinated an operation to deliver the medicines to a

who also has his own story.

This doctor is almost like a

who is dedicated to crossing the border at night, always through places off the radar, to meet in different parts of Poland with whoever gives him medicine.

Then he disappears, returns to the Ukraine and takes them himself to the front or to different hospitals, because he prefers to work outside the NGOs or the bureaucracy.

The

itself provided a place in its offices to store the medicines until last Friday, when the travel convoy left.

Interior explained to this newspaper that this space had been provided to facilitate logistics for these agents and they said that these days there are many similar initiatives by police and civil guards.

The trip that, by the way, was on the verge of not being done, because the

despite the fact that it is an EU country.

The vehicle could be taken to other countries, but not to Poland.

"Company policy," they were told.

However, in the end they managed to rent the vans, and several small businessmen and restaurant owners

(between rent and gasoline, without stopping to sleep or anything, each trip costs about 2,500 euros).

Cristina, sister of the owner of the bandara.

"In Poland, the Ukrainian doctor was waiting for us thanks to the coordination with our Frontex colleagues," Deputy

"We had agreed to stay in

but at the last moment he changed our place and we stayed in

because he doesn't trust anyone and he changes routes all the time."

On Sunday, already in Warsaw, they managed to meet him for the night, and in a matter of minutes he had loaded his van to the top and disappeared towards the front.

"Thanks to the fact that some businessmen from

left us a van, we were able to load all the medicines," adds González.

After delivering other material that they took to Ukraine, such as powdered milk and diapers for different orphanages in the country, the

which was organized from Spain.

The agents kept a list of people who had family or acquaintances in

with whom to stay.

Solidarity at the gas station

"There was a situation that at first made us very sad but later we were very happy to see the solidarity of the people," recalls the deputy inspector.

rode with us ,

but her husband and another son had to stay in Poland because

However, when we had already left, we stopped at a gas station and met some Spaniards who were going to Poland. One of them was a local police officer. We told them the story and without hesitation they told us: 'Give us the details of the father and son,

and thanks to that that family has been able to come together in full."

The story ended this Tuesday night with a happy coincidence: The family met again at a gas station in

by chance.

according to the police.

The two cars stopped to refuel and as luck would have it they met there.

In total, the police and non-police officers who joined the convoy have brought 45 refugees to Spain, who have left them in Irún, Madrid and Granada, depending on where their hosts lived.

And before leaving, they asked them to please

which is a typical Ukrainian string instrument,

(20 or more).

"Apparently it was a very valuable family object for a refugee girl who is already living in Granada, and she wanted to save it from the war. We have brought it with great care so that nothing happens to it," adds Jesús González.

A little later came the explanation of a Ukrainian friend of the owner of the instrument: "A long time ago this instrument was used to

the suffering of the

This particular instrument

Two weeks ago he left his house

and with his family he has had to flee towards the border with Poland.

Once here in Granada (a week after the invasion began) Kateryna has arranged for the instrument to be collected from her house in kyiv, to be sent to the city closest to the border and finally to do everything possible to get it to Granada.

'It's not just an instrument,' says Kateryna, 'it's something more.'

For her it is the symbol of what she is, of what Ukraine is with all its history, and

the symbol of Ukraine here in Granada, through its sound, wants to maintain this ancient tradition of

pray to God for our country, and be a living memory of what we Ukrainians are".

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