Overview
- Policía Nacional arrested four suspects in Benalmádena in Operation Karavan and a judge ordered their provisional detention.
- Officers attribute up to 25 property crimes to the group across Valencia, Andalucía, Madrid and the Balearic Islands, including a €60,000 theft from an armored van in Ibiza.
- The probe began in September after an €8,800 safe theft at an Elche shopping center helped identify the suspects and link additional offenses.
- Police say the group traveled in a caravan with hidden compartments to store stolen goods, and they used multiple false identities, with one suspect reportedly holding as many as 24.
- Searches of the vehicle recovered €24,000 in cash, foreign currency, jewelry, high‑value electronics and a gold coin, and media reports cite the alleged use of a minor as a facilitator.