A criminal group that sabotaged communication towers to rob companies in Catalonia falls

The Mossos have dismantled a criminal group Specialized in robberies with force to companies that caused sabotage in communications infrastructure. The police have arrested three people between 23 and 31 years old to whom they attribute eight assaults and one crime of damage. The organization, which had high technology, cut the telecommunications tower wiring previously selected to provoke supply outages to the companies that wanted to attack inhibiting possible signals of alarm. On October 16, entries and searches were made in Blanes (Selva) and Llinars del Vallès (Vallès Oriental). The agents seized frequency jammers, tracking systems and other tools to commit the robberies.

The gang, which performed in Girona, Bages and Maresme, caused supply cuts to the companies it intended to attack.

Arrests and identifications are the result of two research police initiated following complaints made in August by sabotage in communications towers in the Girona areaand between July and October where up to eight robberies with force in companies in Girona, Bages and Maresme.

The investigation of the Information Area was able to determine that the alleged perpetrators of the sabotage in the communication towers were a man and a woman of 23 years those who have been detained for a crime of damage. This people They cut all the wiring of the telecommunications towers with radials to disable the signal, causing problems in the reception of radio and television stations as well as incidents in Internet access and mobile phone coverage. Besides They also inhibited alarm signalswhich made it easier for them to commit these criminal acts.

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For their part, investigators from the Criminal Investigation Area concluded that everything indicated that the perpetrators of the eight robberies were part of a cluster criminal for their specialization. Thieves They inspected the area previously carefully choosing access and exit routes and causing supply cuts to companies. Furthermore, they used frequency inhibitors to ensure that the alarms do not activate, having electronic tracking systems in order to monitor the movements of their victims.

In this way, the agents arrested three people, the two previously described and another 31 year old woman, as alleged members of a criminal group as well as perpetrators of eight robberies. Furthermore, they identified three other peoplewhich are in search and capture for the same reasons.

The agents verified that Both investigations were connected to each other since the authors were part of the same criminal group. In fact, following the previously committed robberiesthey managed to damage the telecommunication towers to disable alarm systems and facilitate robberies inside companies.

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Last October 16once sufficient evidence has been collected to prove the participation of those investigated, the explosion of the case took place. For this reason, two entries and records in Blanes (Selva) and Llinars del Vallès (Vallès Oriental) where telephones, radials, drills, a soldering station, oxygen cylinders, a BB gun, signal inhibitors, saws, shears, parrot beaks, various tools, OBDII devices, volumetric devices, locators, GPS tracking devices, hard drives, computers, cameras with lenses and a safe.

The detainees were brought to justice on October 19 before the Figueres investigative court for the robberies and, subsequently, on October 20 before the Olot investigative court for the damage to the telecommunications towers. The investigation remains open waiting for evidence of the participation of those investigated or other people in more events.

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