Leader of a gang robbing more than 100 elderly people across Spain is disbanded from Zaragoza

At the beginning of the investigation, they soon learned that it was a traveling group performing in many parts of Spain. But the most difficult thing here was to find them because of this constant relocation to commit crimes. A few months later, in September, the same group performed again in Calatayud. On this occasion, they chose a foreign man as their victim and stole two bankbooks and Three refunds exceeding 700 euros. The two incidents reported in the town of Bilbao both corresponded to the same pattern of crime committed near banks or ATMs.

According to researchers, led by the chief inspector, head of the police station Marco Antonio Navarro and officer José García Robles, the authors specialized in developing criminal activities by the method of cultivation. To achieve this requires the participation of at least three perfectly coordinated people, each with a specific function.

In this and other cases, They often work near banks to find victims particularly vulnerable people who withdraw substantial funds or learn the password to their card or bank passbook while performing another transaction. Subsequently, after their chosen victim leaves the bank, the perpetrators choose the most appropriate technique to commit the theft, “usually someone pretends to pass out in front of the victim”, at which point another seeks help and a third arrives. to seize money or items. They then returned to the asset to withdraw as much money as possible in one day. SThey finish up to the daily limit and wait until 00:01 to do it again, leaving up to 20 euros in the account of one of the affected.

Once they only got the password from an elderly person, they went to his house, pretended to be relatives to enter the house, and while they were there they took the jewelry and the card itself.

This criminal activity is normally carried out by highly active criminal groups. and with a great geographical mobility moving across the national territory to carry out its illegal activities as a true modus vivendi. For these trips they usually use special vehicles that they put in the name of third parties (usually usurped identities) and transport the entire group.

This group, consisting of five people aged between 22 and 55, took the stage especially in Istanbul. Aragon, Catalonia, the Community of Valencia and Murcia. They often spend very short periods in a location, taking the loot and disappearing, making it difficult for agents to investigate by acting in both urban and rural areas. At that time, agents confiscated different headdresses, scarves and sunglasses that they used as accessories. and also the phones they usually connect to each time they commit a crime.

victim selection

In general, they tend to choose particularly vulnerable people, either because of their advanced age or a decline in their psychophysical condition. to carry out the crime quickly He cannot escape without being detected and the members of the group unrelated to each other. After a grueling investigation, the agents were able to identify several members of this highly qualified gang and the town they were staying in. Therefore, on March 9, the police went to Barcelona, ​​where they installed a device for the arrest of these people. Agents of Organized Crime Group XXI of the Catalan capital collaborated on this device and Arrest of five people between the ages of 22 and 55, Near Ricart St.

At the time, agents confiscated different hoods, scarves, and sunglasses that they used as accessories, as well as phones that they usually connected to each time they committed a crime. After this arrestThe police were also able to confirm that the detainees had gone to Tarragona to make new thefts from the elderly.