The judge has ordered the imprisonment of two men arrested as alleged perpetrators of a robbery with violence and intimidation in a phone shop in Salamanca, from which they took more than 8,200 euros after threatening and assaulting an employee of the establishment.
The police investigation, codenamed operation PANA, was launched following the assault carried out last October 6. That day, two individuals entered the premises with part of their faces covered and wearing gloves. While one headed directly to the area where the box intended for the sending of money was located, the other remained alert inside the business to monitor any movement.
Upon realizing what was happening, the employee tried to activate the alarm, at which moment one of the robbers grabbed her by the hair and threw her to the ground to prevent her from alerting the Police. While keeping her pinned to the ground, his companion took the cash kept in the remittance box.
Next, both headed toward the premises cash register. Under death threats, they forced the worker to open it and also took the money that was inside. In total, the loot amounted to about 8,263 euros.
The investigations made it possible to conclude that three people would have taken part in the robbery, who had previously gone to the phone shop to check its security measures and locate the position of the boxes. In addition, the agents managed to identify two of the alleged involved parties, who left Spain a few days after the robbery, which significantly complicated their arrest.
When they returned to the country, the investigators confirmed that both had returned to Salamanca and that they were carrying out new surveillance in businesses of similar characteristics, with clear indications that they were preparing new robberies.
After organizing a broad operation of tracking and discreet surveillance, last Wednesday they were finally arrested and the vehicle they used for their movements was seized.
Inside the car, garments allegedly used in the robbery were found, such as gloves and items to cover the face, as well as tools that could be used to commit robberies by force.
The detainees, residents in the Basque Country, maintain a known connection with the city of Salamanca.