The civil Guard has arrested 10 people and has managed to clarify 16 burglaries in homes Burriana, from which numerous jewels, clocks and other effects, as well as high-end vehicles. The operation, carried out on January 18 by the Castellón Civil Guard Command, in coordination with members of the Valencia Civil Guard Reserve and Security Group (ARS), is part of Operation PIATRA, in which Numerous robberies were investigated in homes in Burriana and surroundings that occurred during the past year to the present.
As a result of the police operation, carried out by more than 60 troops in coordination with the Investigating Court number 3 of Vila-real, there were four simultaneous entries and searches in homes in Burriana.
In addition, 10 people were arrested, members of a criminal family clan who was dedicated to repeatedly committing robberies with force and violence in homes, the Civil Guard reported in a statement.
In the searches carried out, a large quantity of gold jewelry, watches, gold and historical coins valued at more than 80,000 euros, 15 mobile phones, approximately 21,000 euros in cash, two precision scales to weigh gold, electronic devices and several high-end vehicles.
The detainees are charged with the crimes of belonging to a criminal group and money laundering, and 16 crimes of robbery with force and violence that occurred in Burriana and nearby towns.
The investigations have lasted more than four months and they have obtained proof and evidence of the existence of this criminal group that coordinated to commit the robberies with force and violence.
The ‘modus operandi’
As explained by the same sources, during the day, those now detained They marked the doors of homes with “white pieces of paper” to know the routines of the inhabitants, and during the night, by climbing, they broke doors and windows of the roofs of the houses, searched the dependencies, forced the safes and took, in most cases, cash, jewelry, watches and small items they found.
The detainees and the proceedings were handed over to the Investigating Court number 3 of Vila-real, which sentenced four of the detainees to prison, according to the Civil Guard.
object recovery
The recovered items will be exhibited at the Civil Guard Command of Castellón, specifically at the Property Crimes Team of the Judicial Police Organic Unit, for the acknowledgment by the complainants, during the 26th to the 28th of this month, and at times between 09:00 and 14:00 and from 15:00 to 20:00.