Two men have been critically injured as a result of a violent home invasion in Orihuela in which six hooded individuals impersonated law enforcement agents, stormed into the home, and subjected the victims to an illegal arrest that included assaults, torture, and gunfire. The National Police have arrested a 31-year-old man on charges of attempted murder, breaking and entering, injury, unlawful possession of weapons, and belonging to a criminal group, all of which are believed to be directly related to these occurrences.
The investigation determined that the arrested man was a key figure in a foreign criminal group that specialised in “rip-offs,” a type of crime characterised by robberies of other gangs, primarily related to drug trafficking, and the use of fake police operations to gain the trust or neutralise the victims.
Gagged, tortured, and shot in their own homes
The incidents trace back to the month of July, when the two victims were found at their home in Orihuela with extremely terrible injuries. According to the inquiry, six hooded individuals forced their way into the apartment, posed as officers, and then tied and gagged the residents.
During the assault, the attackers injured them. Numerous strikes were delivered with sticks or similar weapons to acquire information, and they even shot them with firearms, one in the knee and one in the head, while they were illegally imprisoned within the home.
Due to the severity of the injuries, one of the victims was carried to Vega Baja Hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery, while the other was evacuated to General Hospital of Elche, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit.
Police cooperation and the location of the suspect
The research was conducted by the Judicial Police of the National Police Station of Orihuela, in partnership with the Local Police of Formentera del Segura, whose contributions were critical to the investigation’s success.
The first enquiries led the agents to this town in Alicante, where the suspect had set up residence.
Primary residence
Despite owning houses in other adjacent municipalities, the agents were able to track down the suspect after launching a surveillance operation. to stop him as he was ready to flee the area in his car.
Simulated weapons, katanas, and 17 kilograms of nitrous oxide
Once the necessary legal authorisation was acquired, a house search Several things reportedly related to the illicit activity under investigation were taken from the detainee’s home. The materials discovered included two simulated pistols and a revolver with pellet ammunition, an airsoft submachine gun, three katanas, four huge knives, a machete, masks, gloves, wire ties, packing tape, and bolt cutters.
The agents also found geolocation devices, old masks, a whirlpool bath, blue strobe lights similar to those used by the police, a case with the “National Police” emblem, a huge quantity of mobile phones, and three cans of polyurethane foam. The capture of 17,000 grams of nitrous oxide in various capacity bottles, which the investigators believe was used to lull the victims to sleep during the searches, has been particularly significant.
Interventions included 14 grams of marijuana, 19.73 grams of hashish acorns, and 77.2 grams of hashish, all measured with a precision balance. Criminal organisations commission robberies.
The inquiry revealed that the detainee reportedly operated as the national connection of a foreign criminal cell that came to Spain to carry out extraordinarily violent contract killings. Its mission was to supply the essential infrastructure, materials, and information about the victims and their surroundings.
After the robbery was committed, the rest of the group fled the country to avoid police action. This would explain the meticulous preparation and risky nature of the operation. The presence of nitrogen dioxide: investigators consider the drug discovered at the apartment to be a particularly significant aspect because it is unique in this type of crime and demonstrates the group’s specialisation.
The detainee has been turned over to the duty investigating courts of Orihuela, which have taken up the case.
Author: Derek Appleton
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