In cooperation with the French police, the German authorities succeeded in striking a gang that allegedly stole catalytic converters on a large scale in France and resold them in Germany.
As the police announced on Thursday, several suspects were arrested in France and Gelsenkirchen.
Gelsenkirchen - After the thefts in France, the catalysts were handed over to a middleman.
He brought the valuable parts to a 26-year-old man from Gelsenkirchen, who then sold the precious metals on site.
After an international request for administrative assistance, an investigative commission was set up in Gelsenkirchen that learned of an imminent delivery from France.
In the past week, there was joint access in France and Germany.
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Two alleged members of the gang, a 26-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman, were arrested in Gelsenkirchen's old town.
The officers found five catalysts and cash and confiscated the evidence.
In France, 6 other suspects and 40 catalysts were seized, it said.
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