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Express robbery of the shopping jewelry store: the police focus on potential buyers of the loot that the commando group took

poses in determining the profile of potential buyers of loot stolen from the exclusive mall in Recoleta.Express jewelry store robbery: Police target potential buyers of loot taken by commando group Express robbery of the shopping jewelry store: the police focus on the possible buyers of the loot that the commando group took

Due to the great media coverage that the violent event quickly reached, it is clear that the gang of six criminals who entered hooded and armed the place cannot sell the expensive watches and jewelry to other dealers operating in the legal market, as they would be immediately discovered.

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Another option is to “place” everything stolen abroad. However, this would be risky because surely the headquarters of Interpol b> in the French city of Lyon you should already have the details of the items that the thieves took from the shopping center located in one of the richest areas of the City of Buenos Aires.

Both discards only leave the possibility for the robbers to sell their loot to private buyers who swarm the Argentine “black market”, always far from the controls officers. Although these people would also find it difficult to be able to resell that fraudulent acquisition, unless they are “colleagues”.

To avoid this last option, the investigators are intensively searching for the commando group that altered the purchasing ritual for the New Year's Eve parties last Saturday afternoon that hundreds of people were doing in the Patio Bullrich.

Express robbery of shopping jewelry: the police focus on potential buyers of the loot taken by the commando group

In this sense, a source from the Buenos Aires Police consulted by TN revealed this Tuesday that “a car that participated in the theft has already been identified and seized. Although for now it is difficult for us to identify the criminals, since they entered the mall with their faces covered”.

The express robbery of the Patio Bullrich jewelry store shocked one of the richest areas of the City of Buenos Aires

According to the official report, it all started last Saturday around 7:00 p.m. and the first 911 calls were received six minutes later.

The agents of the security force arrived at the place in Recoleta in five minutes and evacuated it in a preventive manner, although at that point the thieves had already escaped with a large loot.< /b>

Although there were no injuries during the assault, a witness named Magdalena said she heard at least two shots during the dramatic moment. Something that is in contrast to the police version, where it is stated that there were no shots fired because the assailants would have used maces to break the stained glass window and the showcases of jewelry.

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In dialogue with TN a woman named Magdalena, who was in the place Together with his family, he said that “it was something incredible. We were on the second floor, in a bar in the food court. And at one point we began to see that the people who were on the side of Libertador came running as if there were a tsunami, as if a wave were chasing them”.

In her account, the witness to the incident added: “At that moment, the person in charge of the candy store where we were, demanded that we get down on the floor. I felt like it was La Casa de Papel, basically. It was all very weird. They threw us all to the floor, side by side and tucked inside where the coffee machine and sink are, where we could, covering our children, babies and the elderly ”.

A group of police officers in front of the Patio Bullrich jewelry store that was robbed.

The woman also stated that “after that we heard at least two shots, but we stayed there without knowing what was happening. We had no idea why we were lying on the floor, but we knew something was going on in the mall."

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According to the woman's testimony, after the express assault, the second floor of the mall was fenced off, and there were between 10 and 12 police officers. “The Jewelry, which works with two well-known watch brands, had the entire front of the window completely empty. It had been razed, and much was left glass thrown on the floor and splintered," he concluded.

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