• Barcelona. Insecurity in Barcelona "has grown"

The Mossos d'Esquadra and the National Police arrested seven members of a band in Madrid who stole from a jewelry shop in Barcelona last February.

The suspects allegedly manipulated the alarm system, deactivated the sensors in some areas of the premises and made a hole to enter the workshop. Once inside they forced a vault of 10 centimeters of concrete and accessed two safes that broke with a blowtorch. The agents stress that the suspects had were experts in alarm deactivation and the use of these specialized tools.

In addition, they point out that they had insider information about the jewelry shop, its distribution, security elements and valuable content. After 14 hours to access the premises and the safes, the thieves took pieces of jewelry, watches and money worth about two million euros .

From the degree of specialization of the group, the Central Unit of Robberies with Strength of the Mossos identified vehicles that took them to people with a history of similar crimes in jewelry workshops and companies in the Madrid area. They had even assaulted a judicial deposit to steal stored drugs.

That is why the Mossos received the help of the Police and on October 9 the Court of Instruction number 9 of Barcelona authorized the entrances and searches in the homes of the suspects, six of Spanish nationality and one Moroccan, in Madrid and Toledo. It has proceeded to requisition documentation, 2,600 euros, luxury watches and tools that are being analyzed but the loot has not been recovered.

The police point out that the suspects led a high pace of life because of their criminal activity. After going to court on October 11, the judge ordered his release with charges.

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