This Friday, the Civil Guard arrested a citizen in Albal (Valencia) who was transporting 160 kilos of ibuprofen, pesticides, perfumes and laptops stored in raffia bags and cardboard boxes, according to the EFE.
This is not the only arrest made as neighbors, volunteers and state security forces and corps dedicate themselves to working in DANA-affected areas. The National Police arrested five people this Thursday for robar in a jewelry store in a shopping center in Alfafar. In addition, they arrested a sixth person in the Horno de Alcedo neighborhood in another device, a man who had traveled from Madrid to steal tools from a car dealership.
The total number of people arrested for looting and theft taking advantage of DANA amounts to more than 200 peopleof which 98 were carried out by the National Police. Civil Guard sources consulted by Europa Press indicated that in their case they are already 130 people arrested for this reason.
As reported by the National Police, the agents succeeded collect a multitude of high-end jewelry and watches stolen from the jewelry store located in a shopping center in Alfafar, as well as cell phones, video games and household appliances allegedly stolen from other businesses.
The investigation began when agents of the Theft Group of the Judicial Police Brigade of the Province of Valencia received a complaint filed by the owner of a jewelry store affected by DANA. This woman found the windows of her establishment’s window broken – apparently with a sledgehammer, according to the police investigation – and products worth more than 500,000 euros were missingincluding luxury watches and high-value jewelry.
Thanks to citizen collaboration, agents were able to locate five people linked to these events, Two entries and searches were carried out at the suspects’ homes. The detainees, some of whom have criminal records, were brought to justice.
From Madrid to rob a dealership
In another intervention by the National Police A 57-year-old man who was traveling in a rental van from Madrid was arrested to rob a car dealership in the Horno de Alcedo neighborhood of Valencia, taking advantage of the catastrophic situation caused by DANA. According to the National Police, the events occurred this Wednesday afternoon, while citizen security agents were deployed in the industrial zone of this area, carrying out work to prevent forceful thefts, when they were alerted by an employee.
He told them that a man was inside a car dealership and was taking items multiple times, which is why police went inside. Officers found the access door forced open, locating a man with a crowbar opening table drawers, and he was immediately arrested. After police investigation, it turned out that The arrested man had rented a van in Madrid to go to Valencia commit theft with force.
