Illustration of judicial police officers.

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C. Allain / 20 Minutes

Suspected of having prepared a robbery.

Two individuals, originally from Roubaix and in their forties, were arrested at their home in the Lille metropolitan area at the end of last week, we learned on Thursday from the prosecutor of Lille, Carole Etienne.

Already known to the police for acts of banditry, the two men had been spotted for a few weeks by the judicial police.

Investigators suspected them of wanting to organize a robbery against a northern company.

Uncovered "Police" branded outfits

During the arrests, “three weapons, 15,000 euros in cash, black outfits, balaclavas, gloves, number plates, a wave jammer, localization beacons, flashing lights, but also outfits bearing the“ Police ”logo. been discovered ”, indicates the public prosecutor, in a press release.

At the end of their police custody, they were indicted for criminal association with a view to preparing a crime, Monday, and placed in pre-trial detention.

Miscellaneous

BRI police arrest robbers of truck carrying cigarettes

Miscellaneous

The robber of a tobacco shop unmasked because he had put on his hood incorrectly

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  • Robbery

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