TikTok videos and AI-made posters carrying QR codes were used to draw young people into private messaging groups, according to Guardia Civil inquiries into Blocus España. Spain’s Interior Ministry described the 20-year-old suspect, arrested in Picanya on 30 October, as the movement’s alleged founder and principal promoter in the country. On 31 October, a magistrate at Court of Instance Section of Investigation No. 2 in Torrent ordered him held on remand without bail.
The Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunitat Valenciana (TSJCV) said the remand is communicated, with one restriction: he may not access computers or other devices in prison that would allow him to use social networks. The order concerns alleged membership in a criminal organisation intended to incite public disorder, shop burglaries and property damage. The legal classification may change as the case proceeds.
Investigators say the recruitment route led from TikTok and QR codes to WhatsApp* (принадлежит Metа, которая признана экстремистской организацией и запрещена в РФ) and Telegram groups, then to private channels. The Guardia Civil has attributed the creation and administration of Telegram groups to the alleged founder. EFE reported that he presented himself as responsible for Blocus España in one of the movement’s Telegram channels. Organisers allegedly urged members to share links in class groups and other school settings, helping the calls reach minors. Earlier reporting on how Blocus calls moved through online networks is available in this account of the calls.
Messages reportedly instructed participants to bring backpacks, school materials and banners to make gatherings look like student demonstrations. They were also told to wear black clothing and masks to make identification harder. Guardia Civil investigators say the protest framing presented calls for disorder and looting as student mobilisation and concealed alleged plans for violent acts.
The case concerns alleged membership in a criminal organisation intended to incite public disorder. Investigators are also examining alleged shop burglaries, looting and property damage. The allegations remain subject to further legal classification.
Police and the Guardia Civil have arrested three people linked to calls for disturbances and looting in València, including the 20-year-old. EFE reported that ten young people, including four minors, were arrested in the preceding 24 hours across Valencia, Catalonia, Bilbao, Tenerife and Málaga in connection with channels allegedly linked to Blocus. In Valencia, a 17-year-old alleged creator of the Blocus Vlc communication channels was arrested on 29 October, and the Fiscalía de Menores ordered placement in a juvenile centre. EFE also reported an arrest in Alfafar and allegations involving instructions on making Molotov cocktails. The reported arrests are not convictions.
