The National Police has detained in a hotel from the city of Elche, in Alicante, to a 27-year-old man of Romanian origin, for whom a European arrest and surrender order issued by the Italian authorities by the Commission of computer crimes and others related to cybercrime.
The man was arrested by National Police officers after carrying out investigative procedures to locate him. He was staying in a hotel in the city of Elche and was immediately arrested on the spot.
He fugitive trying to flee justice Italian for several months. He committed the acts in Italy in mid to late 2023, erasing his location until he was discovered in Spain.
He was dedicated to the manipulation of vending machinesso that when his victims withdrew money, he did not return it. The injured, thinking that the ATM might be broken, left the premises. The perpetrator then took the opportunity to get closer to the facilities and recover the money stuck in the machine. With this method, he managed to obtain a loot of 5,220 euros.
The sentence for the crimes he was accused of totalled 10 years in prisonHe was a 27-year-old Romanian man with no criminal record.
The prisoner and the file were made available to the Court of Instruction of the Guard of Elche. There, the corresponding telematic procedures were carried out so that he could be taken care of by the National Courtwho is competent in these matters.
