The National Police and the Guardia Civil have dismantled a criminal group that specialised in burglaries in jewellery shops, petrol stations, luxury goods shops, restaurants and gambling establishments. <\/p>\n
The gang operated in the provinces of Toledo and Madrid, with one of their biggest heists being the theft of goods worth 125,000 euros from a luxury goods shop on Madrid’s so-called ‘Golden Mile’, in the Salamanca district.<\/p>\n
The operation has led to the arrest of four men accused of 32 crimes and the recovery of goods worth 200,000 euros. The police have also seized a sawed-off shotgun, tools used to commit the robberies and several high-end vehicles.<\/p>\n
To carry out the robberies the members of the network used high-powered vehicles they had previously stolen, replacing the registration numbers to hinder police investigations. They would then burn the vehicles to destroy any evidence. <\/p>\n
The investigation began in February after the police in the region of Madrid detected a series of robberies that followed the same pattern.<\/p>\n
The police discovered that the network had been using a house in Casarrubios del Monte, a town of 7,400 inhabitants in Toledo province, as a logistics centre and distribution point for the loot obtained after each robbery. <\/p>\n
The four detainees are accused of burglary, vehicle theft, document forgery, traffic offences, property damage and resisting and disobeying authority.<\/p>\n