The National Police detained 4 people belonging to a family. Organized gang specializing in stealing catalytic converters from vehicles individuals. Police sources said the arrest came after police launched an investigation to prevent the theft of precisely these components.
At one of the checkpoints established by the Elche Police Station Response Operational Group (GOR), agents intercepted a vehicle with Portuguese license plates It was occupied by four men of Portuguese nationality. Inside the vehicle, agents discovered that the passengers were carrying a total of nine catalysts and a jack and various tools camouflaged inside the engine compartment, among them a chainsaw, saw blades, several pairs of gloves and flashlights. All the necessary useful tools to perform the stealing of the coveted car parts.
After clear indications that these catalysts are presumed illegal, the Police that these persons were detained and the material found was interfered with., to investigate its origin. Investigations, Elche Police Station II. It was led by the Forensic Police Group and was able to confirm that these individuals formed an organized mobile group specializing in the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles with large mobility in different cities of Spain.
One of the four arrested extensive background history The police were placed at the disposal of the Investigation Court in Elche for the crimes of forced robbery, a Portuguese national, aged between 28 and 49, and belonging to a criminal group.