Three men have been arrested by the National Police in Benidorm after being caught stealing a significant quantity of copper cable from an industrial estate. The police intervention followed a report received by the CIMACC ninety one operations room regarding suspicious individuals seen loading cable into a van in the area.

Upon their arrival, officers located the vehicle and pulled it over to identify the occupants and check for the stolen materials. After stopping the van, police discovered a large amount of various types of copper cable, along with tools believed to have been used for cutting.

When questioned about the material’s origin, the suspects claimed they had found it discarded on the ground. However, officers noted that the cable bore obvious signs of having been cut, with damages exceeding five hundred thousand euros.

Following consultations with the owner of the affected company, it was confirmed that the stolen cable belonged to their facilities, and its theft had resulted in significant disruption due to the buried nature of the cable, requiring costly replacements. The three men, aged between twenty nine and forty, now face charges of theft and damage and have been remanded in custody for court proceedings in Benidorm.