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Spain Dismantles Two Rural Theft Rings

Coordinated operations in Navarra and Valencia under judicial supervision secured 12 arrests and recoveries of cash and firearms.

Overview

  • Nine suspects in Operation Capuchinos-Opener have been arrested for masterminding 13 bank raids across isolated branches in ten provinces over seven months.
  • Police recovered €100,000 in cash, three firearms, five high-end vehicles and specialized burglary equipment during simultaneous raids in Madrid and Alicante.
  • Guardia Civil’s UCO and Policía Nacional’s UDEV units executed the bank robbery investigation under direction from the Juzgado de Instrucción 5 de Tudela.
  • In Operation Cadab III, three Algerian nationals were detained for 35 vehicle break-ins in Turís, with one suspect previously linked to 18 similar thefts.
  • Case files for both operations have been submitted to courts in Tudela and Requena as authorities continue probing for additional accomplices.