Spanish authorities arrested a group of thieves Sunday for allegedly grave robbing about 2,000 crucifixes, The Telegraph reported.
A gang was arrested after police discovered they had stolen a ton of crucifixes from graves, primarily targeting cemeteries, according to The Telegraph. The operation involved the theft of approximately 2,000 crosses, which were then intended to be melted down for their metal. The thefts, described as highly organized, reportedly involved the removal of hundreds of statuettes of Christ from gravestones and family tombs.
Thieves arrested for stealing 2,000 crucifixes from graves in Spain.
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The crosses were then pulverized into small pieces using a metal pulverizing mill, making them easier to melt down and sell as scrap metal, the outlet stated. The operation was exposed after…
