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The arrested allegedly assaulted citrus farms at night to avoid detection

Subtracted large amounts of oranges sold in street markets

The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia has developed a research, part of the 'Plan against theft on farms and livestock farms', which has led to the arrest of the alleged perpetrator in the act of a series of thefts of oranges in several farms Torre Pacheco.

At the time of the arrest, the arrested was caught with 700 kg. Of oranges inside the van he was driving, which have been recovered and returned to its owner.

Meritorious initiated the investigation after detecting the commission of several subtractions citrus oranges in these cases, on farms in the municipality of Torre Pacheco.

Thanks to the cooperation of citizens and the data provided by the complainants, the Civil Guard established a number of devices in agricultural areas susceptible to suffer this kind of criminal activity, to prevent the commission of further abductions and, in the case of a theft committed more frustrate the completion and arrest the perpetrators.

In recent days, one of these devices paid off when a Civil Guard patrol detected a suspicious van in a farm of oranges at an unusual time of collection: overnight.

When the patrol approached the suspect vehicle an individual left the farm and tried to take flight with the van, but police managed to thwart the escape.

With the required safety measures, the agents detained the driver to identify and verify load the van, checking inside it had lots of oranges allegedly had just stolen from the farm, so that He proceeded to arrest the driver on suspicion of felony theft.

The more than 700 Kg. Of oranges found inside the van, after being brought to justice have been returned to its owner.

The Spanish arrested 20-year resident of Murcia, along with the recovered effects and the proceedings, has been made available to the Magistrate's Court in San Javier (Murcia).

Research, which remains open to determine the existence of more people who collaborate with the arrested criminal activity, it appears that the end of the citrus was stolen sale in street markets.

Source: Ministerio del Interior