Two members of one of the most active criminal networks in home robberies arrested in Malaga
The National Police has dismantled in Fuengirola (Málaga) a cell of one of the most active criminal networks in the perpetration of robberies in homes that is known in Europe, whose members, of Croatian origin, allegedly finalized an incursion on the Costa del Sun.
Investigators attribute to them half a dozen robberies in homes in Burgos, Cantabria, Lugo and Murcia –criminal acts that would confirm the itinerant nature of the organization–, the National Police has indicated in a statement.
The suspects, who mainly used the slip technique to access the properties, were surprised with different tools for the commission of these criminal offenses..
According to the investigations, the cell detected in the province of Malaga acted in an itinerant manner throughout the national geography, operating four or five days in one town and then changing the area of operation..
The method most used by those investigated would be the slip, which consists of forcing access to the home using a hard plastic that is inserted between the frame and the door of the house, at the height of the lock..
On other occasions, when they could not open it due to the aforementioned modus operandi, they used screwdrivers and other tools to carry out the theft by the bumping method..
In addition, the suspects took significant security measures to avoid detection, wore summer clothing, and pretended to be tourists so as not to arouse suspicion..
The investigations carried out led agents attached to the Robbery Group of the Fuengirola Police Station to identify the couple, a man and a woman, frustrating their plans on the Costa del Sol, in a device to prevent home robberies during the period summer.
For this reason, the National Police arrested the members of this cell for their alleged involvement in half a dozen robberies perpetrated in Burgos, Monforte de Lemos (Lugo), Murcia, Santander and Torrelavega (Cantabria).. The investigated woman had a legal indictment issued by the Investigating Court number 3 of Santander for a crime of robbery at home.