The Minas Gerais Civil Police (PCMG) indicated four men and one woman, aged 20 to 34 years and who did not have their identity disclosed.
The five were indicted in an inquiry that found an theft occurred in a commercial establishment in Contagem in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, on January 3, 2024, in the Gloria neighborhood.
A 23 -year -old man was indicted for qualified theft and two others, 29 and 34, for qualified reception. The 20 -year -old woman and the fifth indicted 31 will be liable for the crime of receiving.
On the night of the crime, the suspects broke into a cell phone store and stole 24 devices, causing a loss of around $ 100,000 to the victim.
“Throughout the investigation, which lasted about a year, because it is an object that has easy purchase and resale dissemination, we were able to recover 12 of the 24 stolen phones,” said Deputy Marcus VinÃcius Monteiro.
THE CNN He had access to the images of the establishment’s security cameras, which show the action of the criminals.
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Also according to the police, of the five defendants, four have tickets for crimes against heritage. “There are investigations in progress against them in the cities of Nova Lima, Mateus Leme, Brumadinho and in Contagem,” added Monteiro.
According to PCMG, investigations continue to try to identify others involved was trying to recover the other stolen devices.
This content was originally published in suspects are indicted after theft of cell phones and loss of $ 100,000 on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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