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Guardia Civil reports that a group of British citizens travelled to Ibiza specifically to commit robberies.
Sant Antoni is where they are based. One man has been arrested and charged with robbing vehicles and premises.
The Guardia Civil stated that their investigation is still ongoing to determine the exact number of crimes committed.
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Operation ‘Lezo Ball’ was launched on July 14 after a van was stolen from the Montecristo industrial estate.
The investigation revealed that there were unspecified numbers of British criminals who worked together in the island.
On August 9, officers conducting a routine check discovered that a stolen car from the UK had been abandoned, and then partially burned to remove any evidence.
A Guardia spokesperson said it was ‘used in Ibiza with false plates to commit criminal acts’.
The same British crew stole luxury goods from a store in Marina Botafoch. They used the stolen van to move and store the stolen items.
The San Josep Policia Local recovered the vehicle with the goods inside worth around €100,000.
The Guardia Civil stated that it managed to ‘neutralise the activity of the criminal gang that specialised in robberies and who used stolen vehicles’.
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