Overview

• The Policía Nacional arrested the suspect on July 10 after tracing eight nighttime break-ins to his runner disguise and scaling of villa facades.
• Investigators seized gloves, knee pads, a tracksuit and sneakers matching the sportswear used to impersonate a runner and evade detection.
• The burglaries targeted unoccupied luxury villas in Marbella’s Milla de Oro when tourists were away on holiday.
• Operation Luna Roja was led by the Robos group of Marbella’s police station and relied on undercover surveillance to identify the suspect.
• The Juzgado de Instrucción número 1 de Marbella has ordered his provisional imprisonment and formal judicial proceedings are now under way.