Italian police smashed a dangerous crew that robbed ATMs throughout Italy using explosives, bombs ready for use were found
A movie-like action by the Italian police took place on Monday at dawn, when a dangerous criminal group suspected of blowing up over 20 ATMs was broken up, and handcuffs were placed on four Italians and one thirty-year-old citizen of Serbia.
According to Italian media, three suspects were immediately taken to prison, while the remaining two are defending themselves from freedom and the investigation against them is still ongoing.
-It is an extremely well-organized group, with clearly divided roles and precisely planned actions – says a source close to the investigation.
The gang used a special explosive device that is considered one of the most dangerous means for robbing ATMs in the underworld. It is a metal device with a cylindrical tip, filled with almost half a kilogram of gunpowder, which is activated by a fuse.
-The device is inserted into a previously drilled hole on the ATM and in just a few moments a powerful explosion occurs that blows away the protection and opens the safe with the money. When the explosion occurs, banknotes fly everywhere – the interlocutor explains.
Investigators suspect that the gang is responsible for as many as twenty robberies on the territory of Italy. All the suspects lived in a working-class settlement, an area that has been known to the police for a long time due to drug trafficking.
During the investigation, the Italian police managed to prevent new attacks as well. In one of the cases, two explosive devices ready for activation were found in a vehicle parked near an ATM.
-A possible tragedy was avoided by this, considering that there were people on the streets at that moment – the source points out.
Investigators say that the action is not over and that they are intensively searching for possible accomplices and additional members of this criminal network.
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