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Spain Arrests Four in Motorhome Burglary Spree Tied to 25 Crimes

Investigators describe a Nice-based crew using false identities to prowl tourist districts by motorhome.

Overview

  • The operation culminated in Benalmádena after police tracked a motorhome traveling from France to the Costa del Sol.
  • Officers seized €24,000 in cash, foreign currency, a gold coin, jewellery and high-value electronics hidden in vehicle compartments.
  • Police posted a raid video showing items such as laptops wrapped in tinfoil and jewellery concealed in socks.
  • The case links 25 property crimes across Valencia, Andalucía, the Balearic Islands and Madrid, including a €8,800 safe theft in Elche and €60,000 stolen from an armoured van in Ibiza.
  • All four suspects have been remanded in custody, with police citing coordinated surveillance tactics and extensive use of false identities, including one person with up to 24 aliases.