Agents of the Civil Guard were arrested in Torrevieja, in Alicantethree squatters Algerians aged 26, 29 and 32 age. The prisoners would have They offered drugs to tourists right on the seafront. And, under the pretext of handing it over, they took them to a more isolated place where, taking advantage of the state of their victims, their belongings were stolen. High-end cell phones and watches, useful for preparing doses of drugs and narcotics, were seized from the three suspects.
The prisoners They used a 15-year-old homeless girl to transport drugsThe minor was transferred to a reception centre of the Generalitat Valenciana by investigators.
The detainees are accused of alleged crimes of belonging to a criminal group, endangering public health through drug trafficking, robbery with violence and unlawful entry into a home. The Instruction Court 1 of Torrevieja decreed his freedom with precautionary measures.
The Civil Guard operation benefited from the collaboration of a German police officer. The latter was responsible for helping German tourists to formalize their complaints. As for the house usurped by the squattershas been closed and placed at the disposal of the Judicial Authority.
THE Civil Guard has already returned a large portion of the stolen items to their rightful owners and is taking steps to locate the rest of the injured.
Torrevieja It is a tourist town located in the south of the province of Alicante. In the Vega Baja region. Very close to the borders with the Region of Murcia.
It turns out that according to the latest quarterly crime report from the Ministry of the Interior, robberies with violence and intimidation have decreased in this city during this period compared to the previous year. More precisely, in the first six months of 2023, there were 103 robberies with violence and intimidation compared to 101 currently.