Figueres

Figueres is a city in Catalonia, Spain, known as the birthplace of Salvador Dalí. Recent news highlights the city in several contexts. Firstly, it served as the starting point for the second stage of a cycling race (Volta a Catalunya), where Dorian Godon began as the leader. Secondly, Figueres is mentioned as one of the locations where arrests were made in a joint operation by the Mossos d'Esquadra and the Customs Surveillance Service (DAVA) targeting an international drug trafficking network operating between Catalonia and France. Multiple searches and arrests occurred in Figueres, Salt, and Argentona, leading to the dismantling of drug plantations. Finally, Figueres is the location where two men were arrested and subsequently imprisoned for two months due to a false positive in a drug test, initially suspected of trafficking methamphetamine but later revealed to be paracetamol.