Andorran Police Arrest Suspects in Rape, Violence, Thefts, and Drink-Driving Surge

Andorran police have arrested several suspects in recent days amid heightened patrols across parishes including Encamp, Canillo, Pas de la Casa, Sant Julià de Lòria, and Andorra la Vella, targeting offenses such as rape, gender violence, public assaults, thefts, drug possession, and drink-driving.

In Pas de la Casa, officers executed a judicial warrant on Monday to detain a 42-year-old man on charges of crimes against sexual liberty—including a rape—and against physical and moral integrity in a gender violence case. The probe connected him to two incidents: a sexual assault on an underage girl in October 2023, during which a home search revealed evidence linked to drug trafficking and use, and a rape in June 2023 against a woman he had dated, allegedly occurring as she tried to end the relationship. He was processed and placed under judicial oversight, with the case remaining under partial secrecy. Police highlighted the arrest as the result of sustained investigation and analysis of evidence gathered over recent months.

Early Tuesday in the same parish, traffic services alerted officers to a 37-year-old tourist assaulting his partner on the street. As agents approached to check details, he grew violent, attempting punches and kicks while insulting them and issuing death threats. He faces charges of offenses against public authority, honor, and liberty.

Additional violence cases included a Friday arrest in Sant Julià de Lòria, where a 51-year-old man assaulted his adult son at home, and a late Saturday incident in Andorra la Vella, when a 27-year-old tourist punched another man in the eyes outside a nightclub. The victim required hospital treatment, and the suspect was charged with disobedience after resisting arrest.

Theft charges emerged Friday in Andorra la Vella against a 34-year-old non-resident with prior convictions, apprehended for stealing from a woman's backpack; he also faced outstanding 2018 warrants for wallet thefts and card fraud. Early Sunday there, a 29-year-old woman on an electric scooter ignored two red lights; police found 0.43 grams of MDMA on her and launched a public safety investigation after she refused a toxics test.

Drink-driving arrests proliferated, including four men aged 26 to 45 who tested between 0.93 and 1.01 g/l. Notable cases involved a 29-year-old man at 1.33 g/l early Saturday and an 18-year-old at 1.49 g/l after crashing into two vehicles in Arinsal. Thursday evening on the CG-2 in Encamp's Bartra area at kilometer 2.5, a 27-year-old driver zigzagged downhill, struck roadside protection pylons—hurling one into a female pedestrian who needed hospital care—then fled about 100 meters with a punctured front-right tire and vehicle damage. Traffic services assisted police in a brief pursuit to intercept him; he registered 1.47 g/l and faces charges against public safety and physical integrity. That same early morning saw a 44-year-old female tourist at 1.16 g/l near the Riu Runer border and a 38-year-old man at 0.97 g/l in Andorra la Vella.

In Canillo, a 65-year-old non-resident was detained recently for traffic safety violations after using a forged document to claim he was a private security agent.

Intensified patrols continue, with several probes ongoing to bolster public safety.