Annual report 2011: Spain’s National Preventive Mechanism Sleeping mats at the Photo 28 Ertzaintza station in Irun Proper storage of belongings confiscated from detainees must be guaranteed 86  72. In general the belongings confiscated from detainees before they are admitted to cells (to prevent them from injuring themselves or causing harm to other detainees or custodial officers) are placed in plastic bags and heat-sealed to prevent anyone other than the owner from accessing them. On the inspection visits to the CNP headquarters in Granada, the GC headquarters in Albacete, Castellón de la Plana (Castellón), Huelva and Donostia/San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa), the GC barracks in Aljaraque and Bollullos Par del Condado (both in the province of Huelva), the Ertzaintza station in Irun (Gipuzkoa), the Mossos d’Esquadra station in Girona and the local police stations in Berja (Almería), La Carolina (Jaén), Sueca (Valencia) and Valverde del Camino (Huelva) it was observed that belongings were placed in unsealed envelopes or plastic bags, with no guarantee of proper safeguarding. In line with the recommendations in paragraphs 67 and 114 and elsewhere in the Annual Report 2010, the authorities responsible for these establishments were asked to correct this shortcoming so as to assure proper storage of the belongings confiscated. This criterion has been adopted by the CNP station attached to the Regional Government of Valencia and the GC headquarters in Donostia/San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa). The DGP reports that the absence of proper bags at the headquarters in Granada was temporary and that such bags are normally available.   THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN