Constantin Dimitru, a 48-year-old Romanian-Dutch citizen, and Priscila Guevara, a 29-year-old former Mexican
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On the night of October 27, they appeared at the Hotel Restaurant Atrio in Cáceres, posing as a foreign couple and with false identification.
They left there with 45 bottles of great value, apparently wrapped in towels, and without being seen.
How could they get 45 bottles between just two people?
And most importantly, where are those bottles now?
In the video that heads this story, the journalist from EL PAÍS, Patricia Ortega Dolz, who is following the trial these days from Cáceres, explains the causes and judicial processes behind this framework.
The owners of the premises, the sommelier José Polo and his partner, the chef Toño Pérez, awarded three Michelin stars, want to recover, or at least know where the stolen bottles are, valued by the insurer at 750,000 euros.
The Prosecutor's Office and the private prosecution consider that the defendants are the authors of a robbery with force, aggravated by the high value of the wines.
In addition, the investigation carried out by the Specialized and Violent Crime Unit, in conjunction with the Judicial and Scientific Police, has recently turned 180 degrees after the statement of a police officer who testified in the trial, which is being carried out out this week, that defendant Constantin told a friend via WhatsApp message, under the false name of Daniel Florin, that he was having trouble getting the material into the United States.
One of the big unknowns in this case is why there were no surveillance cameras in the warehouse.
Only images of the hotel corridors and the entrance were obtained, where the suspects can indeed be seen leaving loaded with large travel bags.