Three civil guards have been injured on Tuesday in a shooting that occurred in the departure of El Moralet, in the municipality of Alicante, when a house was going to be registered in an anti-drug operation for marijuana cultivation, according to the first data provided to EFE by sources close to the case.
The event occurred around seven in the morning and the same sources have not been able to determine for the moment the type of injuries presented by the injured civil guards, although they have indicated that two of them are of a minor nature.
According to the newspaper Información, the alleged perpetrator of the shooting, who had barricaded himself with a shotgun, has already been arrested by the Civil Guard.
The detainee is of Polish nationality and had a wound in a shoulder after the exchange of gunfire, reports Europa Press.
At the time of entering the house this man opened fire using a shotgun and three agents of the Citizen Security Units (USECIC) were injured: one by a direct impact on an arm and the other two by shrapnel in one hand and face, respectively.
The three agents injured in the anti-drug operation have been evacuated to a hospital, without endangering the lives of any of them, according to the aforementioned sources of the Civil Guard.
The components of the USECIC fired shots with their regulation weapons to repel the aggression at the time of entry into the house. Subsequently, the author of the shotgun shots and a woman, who were both inside the building, left voluntarily and were arrested.
In the area are members of the armed institute and the Local Police. In addition, a drone is currently flying over the chalet.
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