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Spanish police breaks up Eastern European criminal gang in Valencia region
By h.b. - Jun 30, 2008 - 5:26 PM
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Spanish National Police have broken up a criminal gang which was based in the Valencia region and made up of citizens from Eastern Europe, mostly from the Ukraine and Russia.
The gang was engaged in criminal activities such as vehicle theft, arms trafficking and extortion, and they also had a laboratory set up for identity document and money falsification.
In total there have been 11 arrests in a police operation in which some 70 officers took part. Police say that they think the three main heads of the group are among those now in custody, and that the group was in frequent contact with similar gangs along the Mediterranean coast. Their structure was almost military in nature, and firearms and ammunition was also recovered.
Investigations in the case started six months ago, which finally led police to the criminals’ base and to links to people used by them to launder the proceeds. 8 home, three shops and a warehouse were searched simultaneously today in Sagunto, Paterna, Algemesí, Cullera and Alberic.
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