National Police officers An operation carried out in cooperation with the Georgian authorities, He disbanded a transnational criminal organization led by Georgian nationals.Thieves in Law’allegedly committed to the commission of forced robberies in homes.
The authorities have taken 25 members of the organization were arrested, Authors of dozens of robbery commissions on national territory, located in the province of Madrid.
During detention, A large number of jewelry, luxury watches of famous brands, electronic devices, sunglasses, musical instruments, money, shoes and luxury bags were seized, as well as unlockers and fake documents that would facilitate the opening of the doors.
The investigation, according to the National Police, It started in 2022, last year when agents learned of the existence of a mobile cell. Persons dedicated to the commission of home burglaries in the Community of Madrid and allegedly involved in robberies committed in the Alcobendas district and various districts of the city of Madrid.
Researchers found that The organization came to the fore with its strong criminal structure, highly hierarchical, compartmentalized and has strict codes of conduct to protect its leader;
To carry out the robberies, They were divided into operational groups, Two to five people, each with a custodian, were hired by front men who temporarily settled in a country using an extensive logistics network, who came from various countries to provide forged documents and safe houses so that they wouldn’t be identified, and this gave them great mobility.
The organization is structured in several networks with various addresses in Alcobendas and Madrid. To host members of the organization from Spain and other parts of Europe, They were given phone numbers and addresses where they could be attacked.
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The forms of planning attacks consisted of: first trial phase on different farms and buildings, by putting plastic markers or invisible threads.
Later, after confirming that there was no occupancy at the time, they took advantage of the vacancy to carry out the robberies, preferably at night or on weekends, and especially during the summer holidays, at Easter and Christmas.
Several members of the organization traveled to carry out the attacks, one of whom stood guard from the outside, while the rest entered the house using locks or other methods to open the doors. multiplication, suppression or magic key.
After the agents have gathered all the information, 7 houses were searched and 25 members of the organization accused of participating in at least 14 house robberies were arrested.
They intervened during the searches 32 luxury watches, 259 pieces of jewelery -seats, bracelets, rings, earrings and precious stones-, 79 electronic devices -mobile phones, electronic tablets, laptops and memory devices-, luxury clothing and accessories and musical instruments.
The investigation is still ongoing and Future arrests of other members of the criminal structure were not ruled out.