This Civil Guard stoped Elche and in the Murcian town farmhouses the so-called three members of a dedicated group vehicle theft it was later used in robberies by “moon landing” in the provinces of Alicante and Murcia. The two people arrested in Elche were released on parole and entered the remand prison in Alquerías.
Detainees are on trial for being a member of a criminal organization, theft with violence and threats, theft using force in homes and workplaces, theft of motor vehicles, falsification of documents and taking delivery of them. 16 vehicles were rescued in the operation, 11 of them were delivered to their owners. They came to use white guns and firearms in some robberies.
HE Field of Investigation of the Almoradi Civil Guard The investigations began last October after it discovered the existence of an organized group dedicated to stealing vehicles for later use in other criminal acts.
The group performed Daya Vieja, San Fulgencio, Pilar de la Horadada and ElcheBesides the municipalities of the Region of Murcia, among Torre Pacheco, El Raal, San Javier and Los Alcázares.
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The Civil Guard learned that the criminals drove to a municipality where they found the vehicle involved, stole it, and then parked it in a public parking lot in another nearby town. A few days later they came back to pick him up and stealing in other pre-selected locations.
The vehicles in question were used to commit robbery with the known “moon landing” method, and even their documents were falsified and transferred to someone else. Morocco and continue its sale as a “clean” vehicle.
The disbanded gang began to carry out their first robberies in various places. warehouses dedicated to construction work and private houses in which they stole vehicles. As time passed, the suspects were gone. increased violence in their actions, they even go so far as to use firearms or bladed weapons to do so.
The Civil Guard carried out the first phase of the operation it recorded. Elche secret workshop and arrested the two persons involved. There they healed Objects worth 12.000 Euro2,000 Euros in cash, numerous bent plates and different documents of stolen vehicles were partially burned, making it difficult for them to identify them. In the same way, 4 passenger cars, one of which was returned to its owner, were also intervened.
Both detainees are gone Judicial judgment in Elche, Here, a precautionary measure was applied and his freedom was decided. However, the investigation continued to find more relevance and on March 7, the ringleader of the gang was arrested in the municipality of Alquerías. Various tools, clothes used in the commission of crimes, 790 euros in cash and two vehicles were seized in his home.
The boss already had lots of police records and Murcia was ordered to go to prison after Order No. 8 and handed over to the Court of First Instance.
Civil Guard throughout the investigation 16 vehicles seized11 of them were able to be returned to their owners. Efforts are currently being made to find the legal owners of other objects seized in the operation.