This is the second wave of thefts of violation detection systems on the roads in Sweden. But for what purpose does someone steal complexes? This story is sure to amuse you!
Thieves need cameras. Continuing the logical chain, some experts put forward a version that Russians are behind the thefts.
Sweden started installing speed cameras on roads in 2006. Local drivers were of course not happy. They broke the poles on which the complexes were attached, or painted over the camera lenses with paint. But until August of this year, there were no camera thefts.
According to The New York Times, 70 speed cameras were stolen in just eight days of August. In October, thieves took another 80 cameras.
This has become a real problem for the Swedish authorities. According to the Swedish Transport Administration, each camera costs about 250,000 SEK (1.41 million rubles) to replace.
Thieves need cameras located in the blocks – attackers only take them and throw away the rest of the high-tech equipment – radars and processors.
This selectivity has led Western experts to question the motive behind these thefts. Some are pointing the finger at Russia: sanctions have been imposed against the country and the country has no other way to get cameras – the borders are closed. That is, Russia is buying up stolen goods, European and American experts concluded.
“You don’t commit such large and systematic thefts if you don’t have a customer,” writer and military blogger Lars Wilderang told the New York Times.
These experts have decided that Russia can install cameras on its military equipment – on drones. This version is reportedly confirmed by the recent dubious statement by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, quoted by Aftonbladet, that they are being attacked by hastily mounted drones carrying Canon cameras and plastic bottles instead of fuel tanks.
However, the Swedish authorities have not been able to find any connection between the thefts and the Russian army. But when did this stop Western politicians? An investigation is underway.
And here’s an interesting fact
Other Western experts find the statement about the involvement of the Russian army in the theft far-fetched. The cameras of the complexes for detecting violations are no longer suitable for anything, because the lenses used in them are not adjustable and can only focus on a certain point – usually this is a distance of 15 to 50 meters.
A picture: Vladislav Glukhotko, Bertrand Bouchez / Unsplash
Source: Z R
