Items seized were stolen in burglaries at luxury villas , mainly in Malaga and Cadiz.

Items seized were stolen in burglaries at luxury villas , mainly in Malaga and Cadiz. The gang operated at night while their victims were asleep. They deactivated alarms and, once inside the property, took cash, jewellery and other items of value. They would often leave in their victims’ car. On one occasion in San Roque the burglars were confronted by the owners and shots were fired, although no one was hurt.
Three of the suspects, all_Albanian, are thought to have carried out the robberies while their partners - two Rumanian women - collaborated by renting out the houses they lived in and sending money and goods to their countries of origin. The other three people arrested in this operation are Spanish - two men and a woman - and are accused of receiving stolen goods and drug trafficking. The five men are being held in custody while the women have been released with charges.
The investigation into the gang began in May when, thanks to the collaboration of the general public, the lifestyle led by the immigrants was brought to the attention of the Guardia Civil. It appears that the three Albanians and the two Rumanian women had moved to a house in Elviria and frequented expensive restaurants and designer boutiques. During the searches of this and another four properties (two in Vélez-Málaga, one in Benahavís and one in Mijas) officers confiscated jewellery and watches, computers and televisions, two revolvers, expensive handbags and purses, cash and three top-of-the-range vehicles, as well as the drugs.