The copper had been stolen from the telephone lines of Murcia and Alicante
Those arrested have numerous precedents for committing crimes similres
The Guardia Civil of the Region of Murcia has arrested three people for the theft of a large amount of copper cabling telephone systems, both Murcia and Alicante province.
Those arrested were caught with nearly half a ton of metal called red when they tried to sell it at a shop of sale Santomera metal.
The performances took place after that, one of the services provided under the "Provincial Plan Copper Theft" Civil Guard in an industrial detected Santomera the presence of a group of people who could be behind this type of crime.
The first experiments directed the agents to two vehicles allegedly used by the suspects who had been stationed in the vicinity of a polygon junkyard.
When inspected, it was found that they were loaded with lots of copper wiring that had been burned, a tactic common to strip the plastic sleeve that surrounds it, so we proceeded to the arrest and subsequent remand in custody of the three members of the criminal group.
Inquiries from agents specialized in safety prevention, brought them to the origin of the robberies: the telephone lines from different areas of Murcia and Alicante, whose installation, wiring subtract addition, the authors had caused serious damage.
An initial analysis of the facts has revealed that the detainees were acting now traveling both in the province of Alicante and the Region of Murcia, conducting an illegal activity causes great economic losses to the phone companies, and numerous harm to the citizens affected by these thefts.
Detainee
The Civil Guard has proceeded to the arrest, suspected of continuing offense of robbery, three people identified as:
- Romanian, 27, who lives in Murcia.
- Romanian 26 years and living in Alicante.
- Bulgarian, 22, who lives in Murcia.
Those arrested have a criminal record for committing similar crimes.
Recovered Effects:
As part of the performances have been recovered 452 kilograms of copper wire from the telephone system in the Region of Murcia and Alicante province which, after being brought to justice, have been returned to its rightful owner.
The detainees, effects recovered and proceedings have been brought before the Magistrate's Court in Murcia (Murcia).
Source: Ministerio del Interior