Six people from the Traveler community suspected of having committed around sixty thefts in eastern France, in particular of cars and construction machinery, were arrested, the Verdun (Meuse) prosecutor's office announced on Wednesday. .
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The arrests took place on Tuesday in "
three camps
", in Jezainville (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Sedan (Ardennes) and Augny (Moselle), said in a press release Sophie Partouche, the public prosecutor of Verdun, where is investigates the case.
A total of 180 gendarmes were mobilized, according to the same source.
According to the elements of the investigation, the thefts were mainly committed in the Grand Est, but also in neighboring Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, in the Côte-d'Or department.
The suspects, "
already known
", are between 19 and 22 years old for five of them, the sixth being "
older
", according to the prosecution, which does not specify his age.
Use of stolen vehicles
During the searches, "
five vans, a motorhome, a caravan (...), an excavator, a dump truck equipped (with a) crane, three dumpsters (...), a crane, a quad
" and “
Engines and mechanical parts, all stolen
”, were notably seized, according to the same source.
Five thousand euros in cash, "
telephone jammers
", "
blank vehicle starter cards
" as well as about sixty weapons (in particular "
shotguns
", "
rifles
" as well as eight handguns, including a 44 magnum and a 357 magnum) were also seized, further specifies the prosecution, according to which the six suspects "
regularly used stolen FIAT 500 vehicles in order to commit their misdeeds
”.
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"
About fifty kilograms of cartridges
" was also discovered, as well as "
cannabis feet in a home-made culture chamber
", he continues.
Placed in police custody at the research brigade of the Verdun gendarmerie company, the six suspects were to be presented Wednesday and Thursday to an examining magistrate for their indictment, according to the same source.
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