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CASE 147  |  Crypto Company  |  January 14, 2023  |  Spain
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  147
  date                January 14, 2023
  original_date       January 14, 2023
  year                2023
  month               1
  quarter             2023-Q1
  victim              Crypto Company
  location            Barcelona, Spain
  country             Spain
  scenario            Armed Robbery in Public Space
  description         5 men stormed into a company's office armed with tasers and zip ties.
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             1
  theft               0
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        (null)
  coin_type           (null)
  reports             El caso
  notes               they pretended to be clients and restrained the building’s concierge. they were caught on the act by the company director 
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Crypto Company
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
  
  **Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space
  
  **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://elcaso.elnacional.cat/es/noticias/asalto-empresa-criptomonedas-eixample-pillados-propietario-amordazaban-conserje_956094102.html

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 148: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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Assault on a cryptocurrency company in Eixample: caught by the owner while gagging the concierge

Agents of the Mossos d'Esquadra have arrested five men as suspected perpetrators of a robbery at a cryptocurrency company located in the Eixample district of Barcelona. The arrest occurred shortly after the crime, as the thieves were caught in the act by the company owner while gagging the building’s concierge.

They pretended to be clients
The robbery took place on January 14 around 3:30 p.m. The thieves had devised a plan in which one of them pretended to be a client with a scheduled appointment to gain easy access to the offices. Meanwhile, the rest of the assailants entered the building armed with stun guns and zip ties, which they used to gag and tie the concierge’s hands and feet.

However, the woman resisted, causing a struggle that created a loud disturbance, alerting company workers who informed the director. When the director came out to check, he caught the thieves in the act while trying to restrain the concierge and immediately called the police.

The infiltrator trapped inside the offices
The thieves fled through the service stairs to the rooftop and reportedly jumped to a neighboring building. The fifth member, who had posed as the client, was trapped inside the offices with no way to escape. This man tried to leave through the main door but encountered the police. Initially, the officers did not suspect his involvement, but during a routine search, they found latex gloves on him and, due to inconsistencies in his statements, arrested him as a suspect in the robbery.

The first detainee also carried car keys and a parking ticket. Using this evidence, the police increased surveillance around the parking area where the thieves had their car and managed to detain the rest of the criminals when they returned to retrieve the vehicle.

The five men were arrested, charged with robbery with violence and intimidation, illegal detention, property damage, injuries, and threats. All have already been imprisoned.



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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)

Asalto a una empresa de criptomonedas del Eixample: pillados por el propietario mientras amordazaban a la conserje

Agentes de los Mossos d'Esquadra han detenido a cinco hombres como presuntos autores de un robo en una empresa de criptomonedas situado en el Eixample de Barcelona. El arresto se ha producido poco después de cometerse el crimen, ya que los ladrones han sido sorprendidos por el propietario de la compañía mientras amordazaban a la conserje del edificio donde se encuentran las oficinas.

El robo tuvo lugar el pasado 14 de enero alrededor las tres y media de la tarde. Los ladrones habían urdido un plan según el cual uno de ellos se hacía pasar por un cliente que tenía una cita concertada para poder acceder a las oficinas sin problemas. Mientras tanto, el resto de los asaltantes irrumpía en la finca con pistolas eléctricas y unas bridas que utilizaron para amordazar y atar de manos y pies a la conserje de la finca.

Sin embargo, la mujer se resistió, y el forcejeo resultante generó un gran disturbio que alertó a los trabajadores de la empresa, y avisaron al director. Al salir de las oficinas para averiguar lo que sucedía pilló a los ladrones in situ mientras intentaban retener a la conserje. Rápidamente, el propietario llamó a la policía.

Los ladrones huyeron por las escaleras de servicio que conducían el terrado, desde donde habrían saltado al bloque de pisos vecino. El quinto miembro, sin embargo, que se hacía pasar por cliente, se quedó atrapado dentro de las oficinas sin posibilidad de escapar. El hombre intentó abandonar el edificio por la puerta de entrada, pero se encontró de frente con la policía. En un principio no pensaron que estuviera implicado, pero durante el cacheo rutinario le encontraron encima unos guantes de látex y, ante las incongruencias de sus declaraciones, lo detuvieron como presunto autor del robo.

El primer detenido también llevaba las llaves de un coche y un ticket de parking. Gracias a estas pruebas, los agentes intensificaron la vigilancia por los entornos del aparcamiento donde los ladrones tenían el coche, y pudieron detener al resto de los delincuentes cuando estos volvían para coger el vehículo. Los cinco hombres fueron arrestados acusados de los delitos de robo con violencia e intimidación, detención ilegal, daños, lesiones y amenazas. Todos han ingresado ya en la prisión.

¿Ha pasado algo que aún no sale en EL CASO?

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