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So far have been clarified five counts of burglary committed in schools, sports facilities and public lighting of the town
Investigators have recovered more than 300 kilos of copper wire
During 2014, the Civil Guard have arrested 60 people for the theft of copper and has conducted nearly a hundred inspections in junkyards
The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia has developed a research led to the elucidation of copper cable theft in Ceuta, which has led to the arrest of two people on suspicion of offenses of burglary.
Also has recovered part of the stolen in a junkyard in the hamlet of Murcia Sangonera la Seca material.
Agents specialized in public safety prevention research began after detecting committed several robberies in schools, sports facilities and public lighting of Ceuta, events which had caused some disquiet amongst the population.
Early indications were obtained from ocular inspections in places where copper was stolen.
The Civil Guards verified that the theft had been committed by force and also to cause substantial damage to property, was abducted lot of wiring.
Collaboration with recycling centers metallic materials
Having obtained all the information possible about the stolen effects, researchers conducted several inspections in junkyards in order to identify people who might have marketed.
In one of the centers inspected recycling, the Meritorious found part of the stolen in the robbery effects and identified the two people who had surrendered, then setting a search on them which concluded with the location, arrest and fine custody, suspected of the crime of burglary.
Fruit of the information obtained during the investigation, the Civil Guard has clarified until five counts of robbery committed against a school, two sports halls and street lighting eight streets of Ceuta.
In the center of recycling management, investigators recovered 330 kilos of copper wire that allegedly had been stolen by now arrested and, after being taken into custody, has been returned to its rightful owner.
The Spaniards arrested between 24 and 34 years, with police records, copper recovered and proceedings have been brought before the Court of Instruction No. 5 of Molina de Segura (Murcia).
Provincial Plan against copper theft
Since 2006 the Civil Guard is developing specific measures to prevent and prosecute the theft of copper.
The Provincial Plan contre copper theft starts from a directive of the Directorate General of Civil Guard, because the removal of electrically conductive wiring is among one of the most common crimes in criminal typologies against heritage, which affects several groups among which the sector, electricity, telephone, railway and construction.
This criminal proliferation was estimated to be due to the high value of so-called red gold and the current economic crisis, criminal offenses is not only imply economic losses to businesses who suffer as well as structural damage to facilities, but also create risk situations due to power cuts both electrical and telephone.
Under this Plan, whose overall aim of combating the theft of copper, during 2014 the Guardia Civil has arrested / charged over sixty people involved in the theft of copper wire.
In addition, last year the Civil Guard has made nearly a hundred inspections in establishments metal waste management throughout the Region, which has denounced thirty breaches.
Research highlights for 2014:
In March the Meritorious dismantled a criminal organization composed of six people and settled in Torre Pacheco, who was engaged in theft of copper cable installations street lighting districts of Murcia and Cartagena.
The investigation culminated with the recovery of two miles of copper wire and clarification of seven counts.
In the Noroeste operation 'WINDOW', which ended in April with the arrest of six members of a criminal organization based in Cehegín and Calasparra, dedicated to theft of copper in industrial buildings and garden were developed, who were allegedly attributed a score of theft, which allegedly caused losses estimated at about half a million euros losses.
In May, the Civil Guard conducted the operation 'PATROL' research aimed at clarifying the theft of 16,000 meters of electrical wiring in Corvera Airport, from beacons marking and lighting paths, which ended with the arrest of two individuals suspected of several counts of theft.
As part of the operation 'COOPER', last October the Civil Guard dismantled an illegal junkyard in Fuente Alamo, where more than nine tons of copper stolen were seized and seven people were arrested on charges of burglary and receiving .
This research allowed fifteen clarify crimes.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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