A Romanian fivesome eyed construction sites in the south of the country as self-service shops – before they were broken up, the gang made off with €250,000!
They swarmed like predatory hornets and searched construction sites, warehouses and industrial estates throughout southern Lower Austria. Objects of their thieving desires: high-end machines, appliances, but also anything else that wasn’t nailed down, like high-end bicycles and lawn mowers. Strollers, special exercises and so on! The quintet made particularly rich loot during coups in Brunn am Gebirge, Wiener Neudorf, Himberg, but also in Vienna!
Criminals were specifically sent into the country
Until the gang was broken up by excellent international police work, the head of the gang was a 46-year-old who gave his men specific orders and sent them to Austria with them in his pocket. The main suspect – he claims he was only providing security services – was arrested in his home country. His accomplices had previously disclosed the location of the loot bunker to investigators. This literally overflowed. Other hiding places were also revealed. Estimated total value of the stolen property: almost 250,000 euros.
A trial date has not yet been set
“My mandate was transferred and I have been in custody in Korneuburg prison ever since. He is being tried for the crime of commercial theft as part of a criminal organization – partly by burglary,” said the experienced lawyer of the suspected compatriot Constantin-Adrian Nitu. The penalty, which the lawyer obviously wants to keep as low as possible: six months to five years! However, Nitu has not yet received a summons for the main hearing.
Source: Krone
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