A Spanish Civil Guard officer stands at the entrance of state-run water contract company Acuamed in Madrid, Spain, January 18, 2016 during a raid as part of an investigation into irregular concessions. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said they had raided the offices of state-run water contract company Acuamed in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Murcia and arrested 13 people on Monday as part of an investigation into irregular concessions.
The arrests are the latest in a string of corruption scandals over the way public and private contracts were awarded during Spain's boom years before the country entered a deep recession triggered by its 2008 property crash.
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