Overview
- Madrid police report seven arrests—six men and one woman—though a separate account references six detainees, and all face charges of theft and belonging to a criminal group.
- The inquiry began over the summer in Talavera de la Reina and concluded in early October with the identification and detention of the suspects.
- Officers attribute roughly 1,100 stolen chairs and estimate losses exceeding €60,000 across bars and restaurants in Talavera and southern Madrid.
- The group allegedly cut chains on stacked chairs during the early hours and loaded them into a van before fleeing.
- Investigators say the gang hit up to five venues in Madrid’s Latina district in a single night and sold the chairs in Spain as well as to buyers in Morocco and Romania.