A criminal group was dismantled, from the Lamia Security Sub-Directorate, whose members are involved in the commission of two robberies and one attempted theft, in areas of Fthiotida, including the robbery with loot of 250,000 euros from a parking lot on the Athens-Thessaloniki highway.

In total four people were identified, all the Roma, two of them aged 27 and 30, were arrested on Thursday morning (23-03-2023) in a residence in southern Lamia, near the supermarket where the truck driver was also robbed early on Wednesday (22/3 /23), while their two accomplices are being sought to be arrested.

According to the Police, the arrested and the other two persons were involved in the robbery in the parking lot of the national highway at 221The km at the height of Agia Marina Stylida with loot of 38,000 euros, two Rolex watches as well as other valuable items, such as gold cufflinks, with a total value of around 250,000 euros.

Before the robbery that we noted above against the truck driver who was sleeping near a supermarket in Lamia, three of them had allegedly tried to steal from a mini market in the same area, but they did not manage to complete their act, as they ran away when the alarm went off.

The arrested were taken at noon on Friday (24/3) to Prosecutor’s Office of Lamia where they asked for a deadline in order to apologize to the Investigator.

Read also the official bulletin of GEPAD of Central Greece:

A criminal group was dismantled, after a thorough investigation by police officers of the Lamia Security Sub-Directorate, whose members are involved in the commission of two (2) robberies and one attempted theft, in areas of Fthiotida.

For the above criminal acts, after a combined evaluation and utilization of evidence and data that emerged during the course of the preliminary investigation process, four (4) citizens – members of the gang – were identified.

As part of an organized police operation, which took place yesterday (23-03-2023) in the morning in Lamia, the two members of the gang were arrested, while their two accomplices are being sought to be arrested.

In particular, in the period from 09 to 22-03-2023, the above, with the same or different composition per case, are involved in the commission of:

Robbery, afternoon hours of 09-03-2023, in the area of ​​Agia Marina Fthiotida, where in a parking lot on the PATHE Highway, one of the gang members, taking advantage of the temporary stop of a vehicle. E. car and disembarking two of the three occupants, surprised the driver of the vehicle, opened the passenger door and removed a bag containing a sum of money, two luxury wristwatches, handmade cufflinks and various documents, with the total value of the items taken amounting to

-250,000- approximately euros. The driver of the vehicle got out of it and tried to snatch the removed bag from the offender, but he threatened him, using a sharp object, he managed to keep the stolen goods in his possession, jump over the dividing fence of the Motorway and escape with two more of his accomplices who were waiting for him near the scene of the robbery.

Robbery, in the early morning hours of 03-22-2023, in the area of ​​Lamia, where in an outdoor parking lot of a supermarket branch, three of the gang members, acting together, entered the cabin and the D.X.F. cart. car, while the driver of the vehicle was sleeping in it and initially they removed an empty purse, while when the driver got out of the vehicle, they attacked him and with the use of physical violence they additionally removed his wallet, which contained a sum of money and various personal of documents.

Attempted theft, in the early morning hours of 22-03-2023, in the area of ​​Lamia, where three of the gang members broke a window of a mini-market store, entered it and attempted to remove items, but failed to complete their act, as the store alarm went off and they fled.

In formal searches carried out in the homes of the gang members, clothing and footwear worn during the execution of their criminal activities were found and confiscated.

The preliminary investigation was carried out methodically by the Lamia Security Sub-Directorate, while the two arrested will be brought today to the Lamia Prosecutor’s Office.