National Police Reinforces Security for Historic Papal Visit to the Canary Islands

The National Police is deploying officers and vehicles to Gran Canaria and Tenerife to ensure the pontiff's safety.

Generic image of police emergency lights at night.
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Generic image of police emergency lights at night.

The National Police has intensified its presence with the arrival of numerous officers and vehicles in Gran Canaria and Tenerife to secure the first visit of a pontiff to the Canary Islands.

The security operation for the imminent visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Canary Islands was detailed this Tuesday by the Government Delegation and the National Police Corps. For this unprecedented deployment, a significant contingent of officers and police vehicles has been mobilized, even transported via Army aircraft.
The National Police is also responsible for guarding the popemobile, which arrived on the island this Tuesday and is currently at the Superior Headquarters in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The official presentation of the security deployment will be attended by prominent authorities, including the Government Delegate in the Canary Islands, Anselmo Pestana; the Chief Superintendent of Police, Jesús Gómez Martín; the General Commissioner of Citizen Security, Francisco López Gordo; and the Commissioner of Citizen Security for Las Palmas, Eva María Boillos. The event will take place in Plaza de Santa Ana.