They functioned as a company and they only needed to sign at the beginning of each working day. The work schedule was from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and each of them had a specialty. The most skilled, was in charge of opening the doors; others accessed inside to seize valuables; and abroad, those in charge of giving the alarm if the police appeared. This was the modus operandi of a band disjointed by the National Police in Malaga that stole in vacant homes by the slip method and to which a total of 11 hits are charged.

The organization, composed of at least three individuals, was based in the municipality of Benalmádena, from where they traveled to other coastal towns, such as Marbella and Estepona, to act.

Its members, who are not known any remunerated activity, as reported by the Provincial Police of Malaga, "operated from Monday to Friday during intensive hours from nine in the morning to nine at night, first choosing their objectives and then leading to out the thefts ". As if they were working for a company and getting dressed up so as not to attract attention.

The investigations began last April following several complaints of robbery in several holiday rental apartments in the Elviria area of ​​Marbella. In all, the thieves had acted when the tenants had left and accessed the complex posing as tourists - dressed for the occasion with swimsuits, flip flops and towels and even using rent a car vehicles to move around.

On July 23, a similar one was perpetrated in a house in Estepona. From inside they stole up to a built-in safe that, after releasing it, put it in a suitcase - also stolen in this house - to remove it from the complex without raising suspicion. On this occasion, the assailants were made with a loot, mainly in watches and jewelry, which amounted to about 137,000 euros.

Defined roles

As a result of numerous efforts, those responsible for the case concluded that behind these robberies was a single criminal group led by two men: one of 24 years and Spanish nationality and another, of Algerian nationality and 43 years of age. They could also verify that the network had established its base of operations in the town of Benalmádena. From there he traveled daily through all the towns of the Malaga coast, from Nerja to Manilva.

The investigation encountered the security measures adopted by the thieves, both in their movements , and when they reached the objective, where one of the members remained inside the car to monitor and provide coverage to the rest of the group while the rest carried Theft out.

For this they used the technique of slipping , consisting of opening the doors that have not been locked with keys using a piece of plastic.

The arrests of the main investigators occurred on October 23 and he is accused of belonging to a criminal group and robbery with force. The investigation remains open to capture at least one third suspect .

The operation was completed with a home registry related to those investigated, where agents recovered numerous effects from theft and others whose legitimate origin is investigated. In addition, they seized clothing used in the commission of crimes.

So far, 11 robberies reportedly reported between April and October have been clarified, said the source.

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