A criminal group operating in Lavrio, Keratea and Koropi, committing offences against property, was dismantled by the Lavreotiki Security Department.
The members of the criminal group, including two minors, were found in the evening hours of Monday 13 May in the settlement of Legrainas of Lavreotiki, escaping from a house they had broken into.
Patrolling police officers of the Department of Lavreotiki called them to control, however they boarded a vehicle and drove away.
A chase followed, resulting in the immobilisation of the perpetrators’ vehicle on Athens-Sounion Avenue.
While the vehicle was being pursued, the occupants discarded burglary tools on the roadway, which were recovered and seized along with others found during an inspection of the interior of the vehicle.
The perpetrators were then taken to the Lavreotiki Security Department where they were identified as members of a criminal group that had been committing aggravated theft since October 2023.
As for the gang’s modus operandi, the members with their “business” car were moving in the wider area of Messogeia, targeting homes, companies, shops and various types of vehicles, breaking into and removing sums of money, valuables and personal belongings.
From the total of the collected preliminary investigation material, 16 cases of burglary and theft committed by members of the criminal group were detected, with the illegal benefit gained exceeding -121,000- euros.
The members of the criminal group have been arrested in the past for similar offences.
The arrested persons were taken to the Prosecutor of Athens Plenary Court.
