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Police and Fabrik Security Dismantle Relay Phone-Theft Ring at Madrid Mega-Club

The joint operation crowns a yearlong security overhaul that the club says has sharply cut mobile-theft complaints.

Overview

  • Several suspects were detained after officers found a young woman leaving the venue with a dozen phones hidden under her clothing.
  • Investigators describe a relay-style method in which stolen devices were passed rapidly between accomplices to a handler who concealed them.
  • The action was carried out by the Guardia Civil and the Policía Local de Humanes in coordination with Fabrik’s security team.
  • Fabrik has moved to an in-house access-control unit, Capsegur, and now fields up to 150 agents with plainclothes patrols and stricter exit checks.
  • The club reports a 75% reduction in mobile-theft complaints over the past year and says its high-attendance Halloween events concluded without incidents.