The Civil Guard has dealt a heavy blow to a band specialized in stealing brand new and hybrid cars in just 40 seconds and without forcing it in any way.
The Biturbo operation, which ended with five detainees (three of Russian nationality, one Romanian and one Spanish) and 13 recovered vehicleshas served to dismantle this group, which, in addition to stealing cars, was in charge of the falsification of their identification elements and the transfer to third countries for sale.
It was a year ago when the investigations began after verifying a increase in theft of certain models and when, thanks to police cooperation with other countries, it was located in the northwest of the Madrid’s community a car stolen in august 2022 in Germany and there was knowledge of another kidnapped in Madrid and sold and recovered in Hungary.
The members of the criminal gang traveled to different parts of Spain by public transport to “Scout” and select your targets.
Once the car to be stolen has been chosen, controlled the movements and schedules of its owneras well as the place where it was parked, including garages if applicable.