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A court has ordered four Romanians to stay away from Guadalest following the robbery of numerous tourists.
A Villajoyosa court judge released a man aged 43 and three women aged 31 34 37. However, the judge also confiscated their passports. They were ordered to return to court in 15-day intervals.
After establishing roadblocks on routes leading out of Guadalest, the Guardia Civil arrested a group.
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They described them as a well organized criminal gang which pounced on tourist in a coordinated way.
Guadalest’s old town was the scene of several robberies..
Each theft had the same routine involving a distraction technique which the Guardia called the ‘crutch method’.
An armed gang would steal wallets, phones or documents by covering part of the body or arm with a scarf, sweater, or jacket.
The Guardia increased surveillance and identified several people present on the day of the thefts.
Each detainee had a distinct role, such as acting as lookouts, selecting victims, distracting, and the subsequent escape.
After several thefts the crew fled from officers in a luxury vehicle that was waiting to pick them up.
It was intercepted on the CV-70 near Polop with almost €4,000 in various foreign currencies found inside as well as jewellery.
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