Spanish Security Forces Bust Armenian-Bulgarian Ring for Stealing Luxury Cars

Focus, Bulgaria
July 18 2006

Madrid. Spanish security forces have busted an Armenian-Bulgarian
organized criminal group that dealt with stealing luxury cars, the
online agency La Verdad reports.

The group was working on the territory of the Spanish provinces
Valencia and Alikante and also in the region of Madrid. According to
information of police, the thefts were made on request of "customers"
of the organization. The stolen vehicles were re-sold in different
countries with faked documents. The members of the group often used
threats and aggression in their activity.

According to the agency a total of 13 people, citizens of Bulgaria
and Armenia, were held during the police operation. The exact number
of Bulgarians was not reported.