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Almeria's civil guard has dismantled a criminal group

Almería's civil guard has broken down a criminal group that worked from Almería and has moved through the country to commit robbery, mainly to companies that sell and distribute phytoshier products. The criminals were arrested as part of the Hammerok operation.

The investigation, which was carried out by the Roca team of Alemería's civil guard, began after a series of robberies in the agricultural area of ​​Westalmeria. The authorities identified a pattern in the Modus Operandi of the criminals: warehouses were used by violence, the prey was invited to stolen transports with forged number plates, and the perpetrators were not afraid of using violence on their short vacation when they were discovered by patrols, even, And even the perpetrators ram the police and private vehicles.

The authorities have reclaimed more than 250,000 euros of stolen material, including plant protection products, computers, cosmetic material, mobile phones and a safe. The criminal -based criminal group also operated in other regions such as Málaga, Huelva, Murcia, Granada, Madrid, Huesca, Valladolid, Cáceres and Badajoz. They have committed more than 30 robberies and stolen more than half a million euros.

Last week, the civil guard organized an operation with five simultaneous house searches. The Roca team, the territorial patrols, the Unit Citizen Security Unit and the investigation teams took part in the operations. Three people were arrested and the authorities confiscated tools, mobile phones, computers, televisions, watches and materials that were used for thefts such as walkie talkies, frequency inhibitors, GPS, surveillance cameras, two vehicles and around 10,000 euros in cash.

The procedure, the confiscated material and the prisoners were handed over to the Court of Justice and provisional investigation No. 4 by Roquetas de Mar (Almería), which took them in custody. The operation is still open and new arrests are not excluded.

Source: lavozdealmeria.com