The Carabinieri of Foggia in Italy have arrested eight people accused of being part of a criminal organization that used explosives to attack ATMs in banks and post offices in different regions of the country. They are charged with various charges such as criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery with the use of explosives, weapons violations, receiving stolen goods and money laundering.
The gang, which was based in the province of Foggia, had used improvised explosive devices to damage safes connected to ATMs. According to the investigation, their criminal activity included the use of stolen cars with large engines, or cloned license plates, for travel, as well as the use of prepaid credit cards, provided by one of the suspects and registered to foreigners, inserted into the slots of the ATMs to secure their opening and allow the subsequent insertion of the marmot.
According to the investigation, the gang is responsible for 17 of the more than 80 attacks carried out against banks and post offices between July and September 2024 in Puglia in the provinces of Foggia and Bari, in Piedmont, in the province of Turin, with one suspect serving as a link to that territory ), in Campania (in the province of Avellino), Lombardy (in the provinces of Pavia and Milan) and Basilicata (in the province of Potenza). In the 17 attacks, a total of around 290,000 euros were stolen.
During the investigations, it was documented how the money stolen from the ATMs was cleaned and recycled. Ways of sharing the proceeds were found which included, among other things, a list of prizes for the participants and payment in the event of a successful completion of the heist.
During the checks carried out during the arrests, numerous identity documents, rechargeable credit cards, banknotes, 12 and 7.65 caliber cartridges, three cars, three license plates, 261 fireworks, 2.20 meters of fuse for the "bombs" and four precious watches were seized.
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