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Six Arrested as Spanish Police Dismantle Explosive ATM Robbery Ring

The Operación Taglio probe traces the itinerant crew to over €140,000 stolen using the 'paleta del pizzero' method.

Overview

  • Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional detained six suspects under Operación Taglio, dismantling a group accused of blowing open cash machines.
  • Two of the detainees are linked to seven additional robberies across Burgos, Guadalajara, Valladolid, Albacete, Toledo and Cuenca.
  • The case began after two ATMs were blasted on the same night in June 2024 in Granada province, where more than €140,000 was taken.
  • Arrests were carried out simultaneously in Madrid and Valencia, where the suspects lived and from where they traveled to commit the heists.
  • Searches recovered a firearm, €1,700 in cash, 1.9 kilograms of hashish and professional extrication pliers allegedly used after the detonations.