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500 ATMs blown up by migrant gangs in Germany in 2022, setting a new record
REMIX NEWS ^ | January 16, 2023 | JOHN CODY

Posted on 01/18/2023 7:25:54 AM PST by cutty

Organized demolition crews, mostly made up of Moroccan migrants, are putting German lives at risk with their high-explosive ATM heists

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Organized criminal gangs active in the Netherlands and France, mostly made up of Moroccan migrants, are blowing up ATMs in Germany at a record pace in highly professional robbery operations. In 2022, government statistics indicate that they blew up 500 such machines, with statistically more than one machine being blown up every day.

Cash remains popular with Germans, and to feed this demand, banks operate nearly 100,000 ATMs located throughout the country, with the machines routinely containing between €50,000 and €100,000. Criminal gangs are taking advantage of this, and they are willing to use extreme methods to gain access to this money. These criminal networks are said to meticulously plan their operations out, including initial surveillance, demolition, and the getaway. Police also say they act with brutality and ruthlessness, putting human lives at risk.

In fact, these migrant gangs are blowing up banks with such powerful explosives, that they are destroying entire buildings. In some cases, they have blown bank vault doors up to 30 meters away, underlining how powerful these blasts can be. Police say the danger facing Germans is unprecedented, as many of these banks are located in residential buildings.

Record number of cases Although the final number of such bank heists has not yet been released for 2022, according to police sources obtained by Welt Am Sonntag, there were 500 such attacks, reaching a record high. Germany’s interior ministry is now holding high-level meetings on the issue, but it appears the robbery crews show little sign of slowing down. In 2021, the Federal Criminal Police reported that there were 414 cases of attempted or successful demolitions, while 2020 saw similar numbers.

Dutch princess kidnapping threat shows not even royalty is safe in multicultural Europe Despite the threats facing Dutch society from powerful organized crime groups, most politicians are promoting more mass immigration

Authorities describe how the gangs are most active in the west of Germany, with the most populous state, North-Rhine Westphalia, along with Lower Saxony, the most popular targets. For one, these regions are the closest states to the Netherlands, where the gangs are most active — although some gangs also operate out of France, which is also nearby.

How do the gangs operate? The gangs tend to target banks located close to major motorways in order to make a quick getaway, with most banks targeted in the early morning hours when the roads are mostly empty.

They usually work in teams with each member playing a specific role. In one case near the small town of Heusenstamm in Hesse, the gang doused garbage bins in gasoline and set them on fire in the middle of the road, effectively creating a roadblock for both lanes of traffic. This roadblock would later hinder the police from pursuing the getaway vehicle.

Another two men, wearing face masks and tracksuits, pried the door open of the Commerzbank. They were filmed breaking open the ATM’s cash slots and then using a hose to fill the machine with acetylene and oxygen, which serve as the two ingredients for their bomb. Another individual who then detonated the bomb was in a BMW 320d behind the bank.

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The men worked “with the precision and speed of a racing team at a pit stop,” according to Welt.

However, that is just one incident. Such explosions are rocking Germany nearly every night, and often the damage is far worse than thousands of euros lost from the machines.

A report from Die Welt details how powerful explosions have badly damaged buildings and led to residents being evacuated from their homes. Videos of explosions in buildings, supermarkets, and other public spaces routinely run on German news the next morning.

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Some perpetrators have been brought into custody, often through small but legally devastating mistakes. For example, some have left fingerprints at the scene, others have been caught by speed-trap cameras while trying to race away from the scene, and sometimes they are apprehended with their smartphones, which provide movement data. Nevertheless, an arrest at the scene of the crime is very rare, as the teams move so fast, and despite some arrests, there are enough teams active that the demolitions continue to rise.

Utrecht is a hotspot The Dutch city of Utrecht is prosperous, but it also faces pockets of poverty and in some neighborhoods, up to 60 percent of the population has a migration background. Now, Dutch and German law enforcement are working together to stop these organized gangs, as many of them come from this city.

Dutch criminologist Cyrille Fijnaut, a professor emeritus, has been observing these ATM heist crews for 20 years and actively advises the Dutch government. He said that the network of criminals consists of about 200 to 400 young men and that “many of them have Moroccan roots.” He said they often follow in the footsteps of older boys in their neighborhoods, who sport expensive watches and sports cars.

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Moroccan Mafia earns billions in revenue every year from the drug trade in the Netherlands. The criminal group has assassinated not only rivals, but also state witnesses and even journalists. The group has become so feared that 18-year-old Dutch Princess Amalia went into hiding over credible kidnapping and assassination threats just months ago. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has also beefed up his security due to threats from the group.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Egypt; Germany; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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1 posted on 01/18/2023 7:25:54 AM PST by cutty
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To: cutty

Celebrate Diversity!


2 posted on 01/18/2023 7:30:50 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: cutty

North Africans and Turks are trash and don’t belong in “the West”.


3 posted on 01/18/2023 7:31:39 AM PST by EEGator
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To: cutty
Wow, hadn't heard about this before.

OT, but this cracked me up. It's another indicator of the low level of intelligence of "reporters"...

"In 2022, government statistics indicate that they blew up 500 such machines, with statistically more than one machine being blown up every day."
That's some might high-powered statistics there!

John could at least have applied Student's T-Distribution and discussed the impact of continuous probability distributions that arise when estimating the mean of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small and the population's standard deviation is unknown.

4 posted on 01/18/2023 7:31:39 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Once you get people to believe that a plural pronoun is singular, they'll believe anything - nicollo)
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To: cutty

Moroccan migrants luddites.


5 posted on 01/18/2023 7:32:00 AM PST by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: cutty

When you let the Foxes into the hen house-—DON’T BITCH about what happens next.


6 posted on 01/18/2023 7:32:58 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: cutty

[most politicians are promoting more mass immigration]

Oh, Der Cheap Labor Express TaxpayerHosen


7 posted on 01/18/2023 7:33:42 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: cutty
I remember watching this episode back in the day, lol.
8 posted on 01/18/2023 7:35:00 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: cutty

Merkel and other politicians like her that allowed this nation-altering atrocity should be tried and hanged for what they’ve done to the German, Dutch and French people.


9 posted on 01/18/2023 7:36:42 AM PST by Bon of Babble (Rigged Elections have Consequences)
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To: cutty
Good Good GIFs | Tenor

  Must be sour to be a kraut.

10 posted on 01/18/2023 7:37:20 AM PST by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict At Large)
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To: cutty

Bookmarking for another reason we have to get our only son and his Dutch fiancé out of there.
Are they doing this here with a media blackout?


11 posted on 01/18/2023 7:40:25 AM PST by momincombatboots (QEphesians 6... who you are really at war with)
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To: cutty


12 posted on 01/18/2023 7:45:56 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: SaveFerris

You invited them into your country. Enjoy the party!


13 posted on 01/18/2023 7:47:08 AM PST by sjmjax
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To: EEGator

Is that just another way of saying that moslems don’t belong in the West?


14 posted on 01/18/2023 7:49:28 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (No Doubt Now: Stolen Election)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Essentially.


15 posted on 01/18/2023 7:51:06 AM PST by EEGator
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

—”That’s some might high-powered statistics there!”

Best results if the math coprocessor is warmed ahead of time.


16 posted on 01/18/2023 7:51:19 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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To: sjmjax

Just like parts of America - yikes


17 posted on 01/18/2023 7:52:08 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: EEGator; Gay State Conservative
Essentially.

No. Absolutely. There is no room for Turd Worlders in any civilized nation. The acceptance of such is to guarantee civilization will collapse into turd world status. That is the objective of the UN and their fat, old, dying billionaire sycophants.

18 posted on 01/18/2023 7:54:30 AM PST by LouAvul (Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.." )
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To: cutty

Red Army Faction II.
When the original RAF ran out of funds, they started robbing banks.


19 posted on 01/18/2023 7:58:06 AM PST by Zathras
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To: cutty

>>”government statistics indicate that they blew up 500 such machines, with statistically more than one machine being blown up every day.”

The math skills of “journalists” amazing. I think the right word here is “averaging”, not “statistically”.


20 posted on 01/18/2023 7:58:56 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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