Dismantled an international network with 25 detainees who robbed numerous homes in Madrid

The

, in an operation that has had the collaboration of the Georgian authorities, have dismantled a transnational criminal organization of

led by "thieves in law", allegedly dedicated to committing robberies with force in homes.

in the operation

, perpetrators of the commission of dozens of robberies throughout the national territory.

Seizing a large amount of jewelry, luxury watches from well-known brands, electronic devices, sunglasses, musical instruments, money, shoes and luxury bags.

As well as lock picks to facilitate the opening of doors and forged documentation.

The investigation began in 2022 when the agents learned of the existence of an itinerant cell dedicated to committing home robberies in the Community of Madrid and that they were allegedly involved in robberies committed in the Alcobendas

The investigators were able to detect that the organization stood out for its powerful criminal structure, very hierarchical, compartmentalized and with strict codes of conduct to protect its leader, which made it an organization "

, as it immediately restructured if any member was detained without affecting his activity.

To carry out the robberies, they were subdivided into operational groups, made up of between two and five people, each with a person in charge, temporarily settling in a country using an extensive logistics network, which even supplied them with falsified documents of various countries to avoid being identified, as well as safe houses rented by front men that allowed them great mobility.

It was found that

that were used to house the members of the organization who arrived from other parts of Spain and Europe, who were provided with telephone numbers and addresses. susceptible to being robbed.

thefts

The way in which they planned the assaults consisted of an initial testing phase in different farms and buildings, by placing

.

Later, after verifying that the house was uninhabited at that time, they carried out the robberies, preferably at night or on weekends, and especially during the summer vacation periods, Easter and Christmas, taking advantage of the fact that the apartments were empty.

Several members of the organization traveled to carry out the assaults, one of them kept watch from outside while the rest accessed the house using lock picks to open doors or other methods.

A third level of the organization would be the network of receivers, who were in charge of

, sending the benefits from the thefts, through money remittance companies, to other countries in a constant manner that other members of the network received. criminal.

Once the agents collected all the information,

were carried out and the 25 members of the organization who are allegedly accused of participating in at least 14 home robberies were arrested.

During the searches, 32 high-end watches, 259 pieces of jewelry -pendants, bracelets, rings, earrings and precious stones-, 79 electronic devices -mobile phones, electronic tablets, computers

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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