The Civil Guard deactivates two explosive devices found in Caravaca de la Cruz and El Carmolí-Cartagena

The artifacts, which were unexploded, have been found by citizens in mountainous areas

Both presented a state of regular conservation, which causes them to be more unstable

In case of finding artifacts, citizens are recommended a simple protocol: DO NOT TOUCH, DO NOT MOVE, SIGNAL and WARNING to 062

The Civil Guard of the Region of Murcia, thanks to the collaboration of citizens, has seized and deactivated two explosive devices found in mountain areas of the municipalities of Caravaca de la Cruz and Cartagena.

The first performance took place in Caravaca de la Cruz, when a neighbor, while walking through a field area of ​​the municipality, found an object that seemed to correspond with a hand grenade, a situation that brought to the attention of the Benemérita.

Quickly, a citizen security prevention patrol of the Civil Guard traveled to the site, verified the discovery of the explosive material and activated the Explosives Deactivation Specialist Group (GEDEX) for its withdrawal.

Soon after, the TEDAX agents of the Benemérita arrived at the scene of the incident and took charge of the device, which has been deactivated in an isolated area and with the corresponding security measures.

Also the result of citizen collaboration, in this case in El Carmolí, municipality of Cartagena, a citizen found a grenade when he was walking through a mountain area and alerted the Civil Guard.

As in the previous case, the Benemérita activated the protocol foreseen for this type of incidents, verified the finding of a 50 mm mortar grenade, the GEDEX seized it and, in an isolated area and with the corresponding security measures, the Deactivated

In both cases they are dangerous explosive devices because the cargo is intact and in a regular state of preservation, which makes them more unstable. The hand grenade of Caravaca de la Cruz may have its origin in the Spanish Civil War of the last century and the mortar shell could come from some military maneuver.

Citizen collaboration

In these situations, the collaboration of the citizens is key to locate the artifacts and thus avoid their manipulation and subsequent accident, so that they can finally be guarded, deactivated and destroyed with the required security measures.

Safety recommendations

In the case of being in front of an abandoned object that could be suspected of being an explosive, incendiary or pyrotechnic device, the Civil Guard recommends the citizenship to follow the following instructions:

Give the consideration of real to any object with the appearance of an explosive device that is strange to the environment in which it is located.

Do not touch or move the object.

Immediately call the emergency number: 062, which the Civil Guard has available 24 hours a day, so that they can be neutralized and destroyed safely by specialists in the field.

If possible, stay in the vicinity of the place until the arrival of the Security Forces. Otherwise indicate the area or provide the coordinates through a program or GPS location application, very common today in some mobile phones.

That is, DO NOT TOUCH, DO NOT MOVE, SIGNAL and WARNING to 062

Any type of manipulation could have fatal consequences.

Explosive artifacts as decorative objects

The Civil Guard has resolved cases in which citizens who locate ancient explosive devices move them to their homes, as a decorative object, which carries a high risk to themselves, their families and neighbors, so it is recommended to continue the security protocol previously exposed.