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Bilietai
2013 04 12

Lithuanian police help crack criminal gang that stole bank card information in 16 countries

Officers of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau contributed to exposing an international organized criminal gang which caused damage to about 36,000 bank card holders in 16 countries of the European Union (EU).
Įvykio vietoje Vilniuje, Geležinio Vilko g.
Police / Andriaus Vaitkevičiaus / 15min nuotr.

On February 22, Lithuanian police busted members of a well-organized professional criminal gang, which used special equipment to steal bank holder information and later used it to steal money from their accounts, the Police Department said.

According to the press release, the move came in continuation of a joint international operation which resulted in arrest of 44 members of the gang.

Immediately after the crime, officers of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau apprehended three Romanian citizens, while the fourth individual, also a citizen of Romania, was detained in a rented apartment.

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