Caserta/Perugia. A gang of thieves who carried out a series of thefts from agricultural and primary sector businesses in several regions of Italy has been busted by the State Police.
Six people, five Romanian citizens and a Pakistani, were arrested this morning in Parete and Villa Literno on a detention order issued by the investigating judge of the Court of Perugia.
The investigations, conducted by the Flying Squad of the Perugia Police Headquarters in collaboration with that of Caserta, have allowed us to reconstruct the criminal activity of the gang, which struck in Umbria, Emilia Romagna, Lazio and Marche.
The criminals entered the companies at night, forcing the entrance gates, and stole various goods, including diesel, electrical cables, vans and work equipment. The total value of the stolen goods amounts to over 265 thousand euros.
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The beginning of the investigations and the first shots fired
The investigations began in June 2023, following a theft in afarm of Perugia, where the thieves had stolen household appliances, diesel fuel and electrical cables. The images from surveillance cameras and telephone interceptions allowed investigators to identify the first four members of the gang, all Romanian citizens.
More thefts and the expansion of the gang
The analysis of the phone records and GPS systems of the cell phones led the investigators to discover that the gang was involved in other similar thefts in different regions of Italy: Bertinoro (FC), Viterbo, Rimini, Monbaroccio (PU), Cesena and Valmontone (RM). To these four were added two other Romanians, who alternated with the first in the commission of the crimes, in some cases also with the complicity of people still unknown.
The arrest of the gang and the escape of an accomplice
Of the six suspects, one was already detained for other crimes. The other five were tracked down and arrested in Parete and Villa Literno. However, one of them is currently untraceable and searches for him have also been launched at an international level.
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