This Civil Guard Left Torrevieja A youth group dedicated moped theft and motorcycles in the provinces Alicante and Murcia and arrested three people and investigated three others. All members of the gang, with the exception of the two children under the command of the Prosecutor’s Office, were placed at the disposal of the Torrevieja Investigation Court No. 2, which ordered their release with an injunction. One of those arrested is the mother of the main person involved, and the rest are young people between the ages of 18 and 22.
Investigators recovered 21 stolen motorcycles in Torrevieja, Guardamar del Segura, Elche, Santa Pola, Orihuela, Alicante and Murcia. In addition, parts of other vehicles whose origins were investigated were also intervened.
The Civil Guard charges them according to their degree of participation. 35 crimes against property (21 involving motorcycles)two offenses against road safety, one for falsification of documents, the other for membership of a criminal organization.
HE Investigation Area of Torrevieja Civil Guard Main Post Vega began “foreign operation” investigations last November after detecting a slight increase in motorcycle and moped thefts in Baja.
The investigation was initially 22 year old British man from Torrevieja. When this young man noticed the presence of the agents, he did not hesitate to leave the area at high speed, putting road users at risk.
at the door of your house
The Civil Guard detected two of the stolen motorcycles at the door of his house, so they focused their investigation on this address and confirmed that a large number of young people were entering and leaving the house on motorcycles and mopeds.
on November 26 search at the examined address and the young suspect and his 42-year-old British mother, who allegedly gave him “logistical support”, were arrested. Investigators at the time intercepted a total of 11 motorcycles, some of which were parked at home and others on different streets, as well as in the Alicante province. motor vehicle partslicense plates and documents.
The operation remained open after these initial arrests on suspicion of more survivors of the stolen objects they still hold.
Therefore, a new phase of the operation was carried out on 10 February in Torrevieja, in which the 22-year-old teenager and another 18-year-old Belgian national who was involved in the robberies were re-arrested. In addition, a 45-year-old Hispanic woman and a woman in the Torrevieja Civil Guard building two small gangs used by the gang to put stolen material on the black market. As a result of these new actions, 10 more motorcycles and stolen vehicle parts were seized.
Members of the gang, some with police records and depending on their degree of involvement, were charged with 35 crimes, including one against property. document forgery, one for reckless driving, one for driving without a license, and also for being a member of a criminal organization.
The Civil Guard handed over 21 vehicles and some of the salvaged objects to their rightful owners. The investigation continues without excluding the existence of those who have suffered further damage from the actions carried out by this criminal group, along with other parts that have been interfered with.