National Police agents dismantled a vehicle Criminal group allegedly specializing in forcible theft of ATMs Using the ‘Pizza Slide’ or ‘pizza maker paddle’ technique. This technique involves the use of a Handmade explosive placed in the money dispensing holeThis makes it possible to break into the ATM and access the money inside. There seven people were arrested Four of the suspects assumed to be responsible for robbery by force, membership in a criminal organization, vandalism, theft of license plates, forgery of documents, assault on a competent authority official and wounding in the states of Córdoba, Málaga and Almería have been entered temporary prison.
The National Police announced in a press release that nine robberies were solved, eight in the provinces of Granada, Córdoba, Malaga and Almería and the ninth in the province of Badajoz. Interventions were made during 7 entries and searches. two explosive devices various materials to carry out attacks, prepared for immediate use, long gun ammunition and cash.
The investigation began last September when one such robbery took place at a bank branch in the Granada town of Motril. The perpetrators inserted an explosive substance through the cash dispensing hole of the ATM and They confiscated approximately 40 thousand eurosIt also causes the same amount of damage to the structure of the business.
‘Pizza’
Characteristic of these forced robberies was the use of an improvised explosive device. Square metal container or ‘flask’ containing gunpowder and is inserted into the ATM using a metal rod that is screwed into the aforementioned ‘bottle’, creating what is known as the ‘pizza chef’s shovel’. The device comes with special long lengths of cables that connect the explosive ‘pizza’ to a launcher. detonated remotely.
The material used by the organization to make improvised explosives consisted of the following: widely used pyrotechnic gunpowder that they adapted and pressed to make ‘pizza’.
Father and son
Investigations carried out by the agents made it possible to find the profile of the attackers, as well as the techniques used to carry out the robbery. The research allowed us to make a drawing. crime map About the alleged attacks of a father and his son, members of a criminal organization spanning several provinces and residing in Córdoba. Additionally, a third member of the criminal organization was the one who led the attacks, as was a fourth member in the same city and Almería, who allegedly participated in some of the attacks. Obtaining high-end rental vehicles to use during the heist For those who change license plates.
The researchers were also able to verify how the organization operates. They used intermediaries, taking advantage of their needsThe identities of the suspect known as the ‘straw man’ or ‘bomb’, who allowed his identities to be used to rent a car and signed insurance policies by taking advantage of their economic need, and the three people who performed these duties were identified.
At the final stage of the investigation, it was determined that the group was planning to file a new criminal complaint by the end of January this year, and that they would also file a criminal complaint. escalates into more violent criminal activitybecause they intended to buy short guns, long guns, grenades and bulletproof vests, which, according to investigators, the group leader allegedly ordered from a member of the criminal organization based in Almería.
Once all members of the network were identified and located, an operation was conducted that allowed the network to be released. arrest of seven people, four alleged perpetrators of robberies in the provinces of Córdoba and Almería, and three “straw men”, two in Almería and one in Malaga. In the device where the arrests were to be made, seven houses were searched, six in Córdoba and one in Almería; Two ready-to-use explosives, ammunition for long guns, accessories necessary to carry out the attacks and 1,000 euros in cash were seized here. .
The research allowed us to clarify the issue Nine ATM robberies with explosives in the Granada municipalities of Motril and Puerto Lope-Moclín, in Villa del Río (Córdoba), in the town of Azuaga (Badajoz) and in the cities of Almería, Córdoba, Huelva and two cities in Málaga. 4 of the 4 people referred to the judicial authorities were arrested by the court and sent to prison.