The urban plan to expand the Mossos d'Esquadra police station in La Mina has received provisional approval from the Sant Adrià de Besòs City Council. The project aims to enlarge the facility and reinforce the workforce in the neighbourhood.
The police headquarters was inaugurated in 2003 with the aim of enhancing security and destigmatising the La Mina neighbourhood in Sant Adrià de Besòs. More than two decades later, the Department of Interior believes that its 1,440 square metres are no longer sufficient for operational and public service needs.
The special urban plan outlined by the department has received provisional approval from the Sant Adrià City Council, a necessary step before drafting the construction project and awarding it. According to the documentation in the file, the dimensions of the facility would triple. The expansion would add 2,600 square metres spread over three floors, up to a maximum of 3,740 square metres.
Interior argues that the construction is essential to meet the required technical and safety standards. The document mentions a saturation of workspaces, insufficient changing rooms, and a lack of multipurpose rooms. According to the same text, this situation is exacerbated by the increase in personnel expected for this police station.
“Incorporation of new units and specialised services” and “increase in operational and administrative personnel,” according to the plan itself.
In the neighbourhood, the police station has returned to the centre of debate following shootings and drug dealing that concern residents. Before the summer, the Mossos d'Esquadra committed to intensifying weapons and drug controls in the area.
The plan does not specify how many more officers will arrive in La Mina or when. There is also no timeline for the construction. The Sant Adrià City Council has been demanding more police presence from the department for years, and an extraordinary security meeting convened in June brought the issue back to the table.
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