Le Figaro Bordeaux
They stole jewelry, computers and cell phones to resell them in North Africa.
On December 14, seven people were brought before the investigating judge in Bordeaux.
They were indicted for "theft and concealment in an organized gang", as well as "criminal association with a view to committing a crime".
The gang dismantled by investigators from the unaccompanied minors (MNA) group of the Departmental Directorate of Public Security (DDSP) "
exploited nearly a hundred thieves
", who were rampant in the Bordeaux agglomeration.
The money collected by his activities organized "
by a structured and hierarchical criminal network
" was used in particular to "
invest in real estate in Algeria
".
In a press release, Frédéric Porterie, the public prosecutor of the Court of Judicial Instance (TIJ) of Bordeaux, specifies that part of the computer equipment was "
laundered
" by a simple "
restoration of objects to their factory configuration
" .
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The arrests and searches of the suspects required the assistance of 60 police officers, including those of the RAID and the Interministerial Research Group (GIR).
Fifteen luxury handbags, more than a hundred watches, perfume and make-up products were seized in addition to electronic equipment.
The booty had been made up by dint of burglaries and pick-pocketing as in cars.
Acts, for some committed with violence.
Five men were placed in pre-trial detention in accordance with the requisitions of the prosecution.
The two remaining people, respective companions of the “
two main suspects
”, were placed under judicial supervision.
