State Office of Criminal Investigation - Strike against international gang of thieves
The Saxon State Office of Criminal Investigation(LKA) has succeeded in striking a blow against an internationally active gang of thieves. Numerous properties in Poland and Mallorca were searched at the end of November, as the Dresden public prosecutor's office announced on Tuesday. Evidence such as radios, cell phones, SIM cards and suspected stolen goods were seized.
The proceedings are directed against eight Polish suspects aged between 33 and 46. European arrest warrants and search warrants were obtained for three of the men. The Polish authorities had investigated the other suspects separately and executed five further arrest warrants and search warrants.
The gang is accused of slitting small holes in the tarpaulins of trucks at night at freeway service areas and stealing valuable cargo if it appeared to be of value. A total of around 70 crimes were attributed to the gang between 2015 and 2021.
The investigations were conducted by the "tarpaulin slitting" coordination unit set up at the Saxony State Criminal Police Office in close cooperation with the respective police directorates and public prosecutor's offices as well as the responsible authorities in Poland.
Statement from the public prosecutor's office
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- The seized evidence from the raids in Poland and Mallorca will be crucial for the ongoing investigation by the LKA Saxony in Germany.
- The gang of thieves, operating in Poland and Mallorca, has been a significant concern for the public prosecutor's office in Dresden, Saxony, and the LKA.
- Following the success of the LKA in dismantling the gang, similar investigations may be initiated in other countries, such as Spain, where the group is suspected to have committed crimes.
- The public prosecutor's office in Dresden expressed their gratitude to the authorities in Poland for their cooperation in apprehending the suspects and gathering evidence.
- The criminal activities of this gang were not limited to Germany or Poland; they have also been accused of committing crimes in various parts of Spain, raising questions about international cooperation in combating such transnational criminality.
- As a result of this joint operation between the German and Polish authorities, the public prosecutor's office in Dresden, and the LKA Saxony, seven suspects have been arrested, and the recovery of stolen goods has begun.
Source: www.stern.de
