The Barcelona Local Police -known as Mossos d’Esquadra- is investigating an attack on a team of journalists who were working on a report on the Jodorovich family, with a record linked to drug trafficking and money laundering. The case took place on November 10 in the free zone of the city of Catalonia.
The team of journalists in question worked for the program “Equipo de Investigación”, broadcast by the television channel La Sexta and hosted by Gloria Serra. The day of the attack they had been in the neighborhood where the Khodorovichs live and interviewed some members of the familybeing later approached by a group of hooded men.
The attackers approached the journalists as they were leaving the scene, inside a moving vehicle. According to El País, they managed to get one of the men out of the car, beat him repeatedly and stole at least one camera. ????????We had already warned you. This is what happens when you talk about family and mess with the family. This is how they learn. The report ends here.said the attackers, according to the report presented to the Mossos, quoted by El País.
“It was the worst mugging we’ve had in 12 years,” say sources for the show, which first aired in early 2011.
The Jodorovich family has chaired the Federation of Gypsy Associations of Catalonia for several years. It came to the region in the 1930s from Central Europe and has gained strong influence over the years in the community where it operates. His history is associated with the trafficking of substances, such as cocaine and hashish.and the founding of various businesses used to launder money, including car sales, horse breeding, and real estate operations.
Source: Observadora
