A gang specializing in “riff-raff” was liquidated by the Greek police.

Since November last year, its members have broken into a total of 17 stores in various areas of the Thessaloniki urban complex, seizing more than 138,000 euros worth of loot, including money, mobile phones and tobacco products. Five people (three Albanians and two Greeks) aged 26 to 34 were arrested as members, including a woman.

Among their “targets” are convenience stores and mobile phone stores, gambling agencies, steakhouses, supermarkets and pharmacies.

“Most burglaries were carried out by opening a hole in walls or plasterboard using burglar-resistant tools, and after entering the premises of stores, they moved with careful movements so as not to be noticed,” the report says. ad EL.AS.

According to the same announcement, they acted in a different composition each time, while applying strict counter-surveillance measures, controlling the area around the shops, disguising themselves and monitoring the frequencies of the Police. They also used rented cars that the woman rented from members of the circle.

During searches in the house, sums of money, hacking tools, a walkie-talkie tuned to the EL.AS frequencies, 230 narcotic tablets, a stun gun and two cars were seized, including.

The detainees were taken to the prosecutor’s office, and their involvement in other criminal acts is being investigated.