A man and a woman aged 49 and 51 were arrested in the joint operation. National Police and Civil Guard as alleged perpetrators 55 steals difficult in different rooms Benidorm hotels. The Algerian couple, who was arrested, is also accused of document fraud, fraud and membership of a criminal organization.
The investigations began last July, after detecting a significant increase in commissions for theft at hotel establishments and tourist apartments in Benidorm, where the thieves are located. They camouflaged themselves among hundreds of tourists to go undetected while carrying out criminal activities.
Forensic Police agents devoted to the investigation of forced robberies conducted a study of the unexpected increase in room robberies in hotel establishments and confirmed that they were the work of the same authors as their “modus operandi” overlapped.
The thieves took advantage of the central hours of the day to steal, as there was a large influx of customers at receptions and other services of hotel businesses, such as dining room services.
They camouflaged themselves in swimsuits like some other customers and, after entering hotels, they entered rooms, trump or “slide” the doors, and stole personal valuables from safes.
Crates were broken and even ripped from the wall. They packed them in suitcases and left the hotel as if nothing had happened.
Investigations revealed that there were at least three people involved in the robberies and that they belonged to a traveling criminal gang.
through coordination and information exchange It was possible to identify similar robberies between the National Police and Civil Guard police forces in other towns on the Costa Blanca near Benidorm, so they suspected it might be the same criminal group.
Suspicions focused on a group of travelers of Algerian nationality who toured different coastal areas and made brief robberies to avoid being caught and detained by the Police.
To stop this wave of robberies, a large police force was formed, covering most of Benidorm’s hotel establishments, making it possible to surprise and arrest a couple who had burgled at a central hotel.
At the time, agents confiscated the tools they used to access the rooms, such as plastic for “slipping,” screwdrivers and gloves. Subsequent searches found stolen items and forged documents.
To date, they are accused of forcibly making 55 robberies in hotel rooms. criminal organization, forged documents and fraud, continuing efforts to identify and locate the remaining members of the criminal group.
The detainees, after testifying at the police station, were placed at the disposal of the Benidorm security court, which ordered the indictees to go to prison.
The investigation was conducted by the Benidorm National Police Station Judicial Police Group III and Citizen Safety agents, in collaboration with the Organized Crime Group of the Organic Unit of the Benidorm Civil Guard Command Judicial Police. Heritage Division of the Guardia Civil Forensic Police Technical Unit.