Municipal police and immigration officials target two workshops in Puerto del Rosario

Seven people without work permits, broken workshop seals, and environmental and urban‑planning complaints

During the morning of Tuesday, February 4, the Puerto del Rosario Local Police, together with the National Police’s Immigration and Borders Brigade and Labour Inspection officers, carried out inspections at two workshops in the municipality.

First Operation – Calle Juventud

• The inspected vehicle‑repair workshop had been sealed by a municipal resolution.
• Inspectors found the seal broken and seven people working inside, none of whom were registered with Social Security.
• Five workers were in irregular situation in Spain.
• The Local Police filed a report with the Puerto del Rosario Prosecutor’s Office for seal violation and lodged complaints for breaching the Municipal Environmental Ordinance due to the accumulation of waste and highly contaminating products.
• The seal was re‑installed and the case was forwarded to the Urban Planning Discipline department.
• A surveillance camera pointing outward without authorization was discovered, disabled and reported.

Second Operation – Calle Cisneros

• A precautionary seal was placed on a workshop that lacked the required operating licence, was accumulating hazardous waste, and posed a risk to people and property.
• Corresponding environmental and urban‑planning complaints were filed.
• One worker in an irregular situation was identified; an expulsion file was opened against him, along with a complaint for working without a contract or Social Security registration.