A gang of brazen thieves who plundered a construction site in broad daylight has been smashed by the Guardia Civil after a swift investigation.
Two men have been arrested and a third suspect identified over the theft of nearly 600 shuttering boards worth more than €6,500 from a site in San Miguel de Salinas.
The crooks carried out the audacious heist during the day, driving onto the site in vans and cars and loading up materials without arousing suspicion. Their bold tactics allowed them to operate in plain sight as workers and passers-by remained unaware.
The investigation began after the site manager reported the theft. Officers from the Guardia Civil’s ROCA unit in Torrevieja, working alongside the investigation team, analysed evidence from the scene and quickly identified the three suspects.
Two of the men were arrested, while the third was already behind bars after being detained by another unit days earlier while under surveillance.
The suspects, aged 27, 37 and 58, all have previous records for similar offences and now face charges of theft and belonging to a criminal gang. They have been placed before a court in Torrevieja as the case continues
