Spain: 2 alleged Daesh recruiters detained near Barcelona

A Daesh suspect is led by Spanish National Police officers after being arrested near Madrid, Spain, in this Aug. 25, 2015 file photo. (REUTERS)

MADRID: Spain’s Interior Ministry says two Moroccan men who are accused of indoctrination in Islamist extremism and recruiting others have been detained in Barcelona.
The ministry said in a statement that the men, aged 25 and 27, allegedly raised money through drug trafficking and theft to support the Daesh group.
Agents of Spain’s Guardia Civil were searching the men’s apartment on Tuesday morning in Badalona, bordering Barcelona.
The ministry said police have arrested 185 suspected jihadi activists since Spain raised its national security alert to one step below maximum following attacks in France and elsewhere in 2015.