The security forces in El Ferrol, A Coruña, have arrested two suspected members of the terrorist organisation Resistencia Galega, the detentions being carried out late on Monday night.
The detainees are Julio César Sayans Suárez, alias ‘Xulio’, born on August 10th 1979 in Santiago de Compostela and Silvia María Casal Sabín, Born on November 20th 1976 in El Ferrol.
They are suspected of being leading players in the collection of funds for the Resistencia Galega, with Julio César Sayans Suárez being in charge of collecting local ‘taxes’ to finance the purchase of chemicals for the purpose of making explosive devices.
Six members of the organisation were arrested in November 2011 and another five in September 2012, dealing a heavy blow to Resistencia Galega. High-powered explosive devices were also seized during the November 2011 operation.