Demonstrators from the Tsunami Democratic movement have blocked a highway between France and Spain in an apparent pro-Catalan independence demonstration, according to a police spokesman.
In a tweet Tsunami has encouraged citizens to travel to La Jonquera to cut the border, by car or otherwise.
The movement announced Friday that the protest would begin today and should be expected to last 72 hours - until Wednesday.
According to the media outlet Naciodigital, hundreds of people blocked the border in La Jonquera.
The protest started at nine in the morning. Initially, the south-bound lanes of the AP-7 were blocked and an open lane was left in the direction of France, but later the traffic was completely obstructed, according to the Catalan Traffic Service.
In October, the Spanish Supreme Court ruled to sentence nine Catalan politicians to 9-13 years in prison on sedition charges and another three to fines over disobedience. The court issued European and international arrest warrants for Puigdemont. The rulings triggered a massive wave of violent public protests in Catalonia.