National Police released news on Tuesday that arrested eight members of an organised gang of burglars have been arrested in Alicante, who are believed to be responsible for some 30 robberies in the province and in neighbouring Murcia.
The gang was led by a man from Bulgaria, who ran a successful business in Alfàs del Pi where he lived under a false identity. The remaining suspects are another two from Bulgaria, two Germans, a Russian, and two others from Estonia and the UK. It’s understood from Europa Press that most of them have previous criminal records.
The news agency said one of the German gang members selected some of the targets from the properties where he was employed for maintenance.
The first arrests were in Elche last Thursday night, when some of the group were caught in the act trying to break in to a local sports club. The remainder were arrested in Orihuela and Benidorm on Friday.
Police recovered a large number of stolen items in the six property searches which place, which Europa Press reports are on display at the National Police station in Benidorm for their owners to reclaim. They include plasma televisions, more than 80 watches, and Lladró figurines.
Officers also confiscated wire cutters, hydraulic jacks and other tools the gang used in the break-ins.
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