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The theft caused ferrovial signaling failures that led to serious delays two long distance trains
In addition, they attributed the alleged authorship of copper cable theft engine watering a farm
The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia, within the 'Plan theft of copper wire', developed in Cieza various investigations aimed at clarifying the theft of copper wire on a farm and the train station, which is they have led to the arrest of two persons as alleged perpetrators of crimes of burglary, damage and public disorder.
The investigation last February began when the Civil Guard became aware of the theft of cable from an irrigation well, installed on a farm in the municipality of Cieza, which for several days remained unutilized with consequent damage to farmers.
Meritorious ordered several police operations to locate and arrest the perpetrators of the robbery.
One of these services was positive when a patrol of the body located in a garden next to the train station of Cieza, an individual burning several sections of copper wire.
This person was identified and copper found intervened for consideration, into suspected their illegal origin.
While civil guards continued the investigation were filed separate complaints about the abduction of several cable sections, the signaling section ferrovial next line to the station Cieza.
The Civil Guard found that these thefts caused serious delays on two long distance trains, one passenger and one freight, which were held on its way through the train station, by the breakdown of the signaling pathway.
The Civil Guards have continued both investigations inspection centers with management metal waste from the area, where they have located the stolen materials have been recognized beyond doubt by specialists RENFE.
Recently and the result of this finding, the Civil Guard has located the people who sold the materials, which have a hefty criminal record for crimes against property, on which monitoring has begun.
After obtaining the necessary evidence, the Civil Guard has arrested suspects suspected of crimes of burglary, damage and public disorder, the latter related to the injury caused to the transport of passengers and goods.
Modus operandi: Burnt copper wire
The research, developed by members of the ROCA equipment (Theft in the field) of the Civil Guard has determined that the detainees now had as main objective the removal of copper wire, for employing various tools to cut and extract sections.
Once in power, he was transferred to isolated areas and even his own home, where he cut up and then cremated to draw copper from plastic bags.
It is a common criminal practice in this sector, which allows the sale of copper in small sections without identifying traces that allow trace its origin or provenance.
On the roof of the home of one of the detainees, investigators have found charred remains copper wire stolen.
The investigation culminated with the arrest of two men, aged 25 and 33 years, Spanish and residents of Cieza to which is attributed the authorship of alleged crimes of burglary and public disorder.
It has also been recovered all the stolen materials of the stretch of rail affected.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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