This morning, police executed six precautionary arrest warrants against six men from Orgosolo and Siniscola , held responsible for a series of armed robberies targeting cash vans, ATMs, and State Monopolies' deposits. The warrants were issued by the Nuoro investigating judge at the request of the local Public Prosecutor's Office.
HERE ARE ALL THE NAMES OF THOSE ARRESTED
www.unionesarda.it/news-sardegna/nuoro-provincia/banda-degli-assalti-armati-nel-nuorese-i-nomi-degli-arrestati-mwc8jg85The operation, conducted by the Nuoro Flying Squad with the support of the central operations service and the Siniscola police station, follows the attack on a Mondialpol armored van on March 13 in Torpè , where the criminals stole 90,000 euros.
Those arrested are also accused of other thefts, including the explosives attack on the Oliena post office ATM on August 15, 2025, and the raid on the Pratosardo State Monopolies warehouse , where boxes of cigarettes worth €300,000 were stolen. During the latter incident, the robbers strewn the streets with nails and planted two mock explosive devices to hinder the intervention of law enforcement.
The investigations documented numerous thefts of cars and vans used in the robberies, and thwarted another attempted robbery planned for August involving an armored van along the 131dcn. In addition to the six arrested, four other individuals are under investigation for logistical assistance to the criminal group.
Over 100 officers from the Nuoro Police Headquarters, the Sardinia crime prevention unit, canine units, and bomb squads were employed to carry out the searches and measures, with the support of a helicopter from the Fenosu flight unit.
During the searches, technical equipment used in the robberies was seized, including nails, power cutters, radios, cell phones, and flashlights, as well as cigarettes and approximately 300 kg of marijuana, some of which had already been packaged for sale.
The following ended up in handcuffs:
- Michele Carta, 1984, Siniscola
- Antonio Saccheddu, 1990, Orgosolo
- Alessandro Dessolis, 1984, Orgosolo
- Giovanni Piras, 1996, Orgosolo
- Riccardo Mercuriu, 1995, Mamoiada,
- Pasquale Musina, 1976, Orgosolo.
Peppino Puligheddu, a 60-year-old from Orgosolo, has been sentenced to prison but is currently unaccounted for.
(Unioneonline/Fr.Me.)