Investigation Reveals Large-Scale Theft Operation

Lailuma Sadid
Credit: Brussels Times

Brussels (The Brussels Morning newspaper): The cops looked into a company that lost 95 laptops and 306 mini-computers. They found out a former worker was selling the stolen stuff online. The ex-employee had €12,550 in cash and 40 machines at home. So, the ex-employee got charged with stealing and selling the taken items.

According to resources, there have been many losses for the company, such as four large kits, ninety-five laptops, and three hundred and six mini computers. Therefore, they started investigating it to find out who took it and where it went. It has been said that this was not just an accident; it looked like someone had planned everything. With the help of someone who had once been in legal trouble related to sales of stolen items, this employee was caught selling stolen goods on the internet. This raised profound questions about just how big and structured the operation was.

What were the stolen items? Who helped sell them?

The investigation began with the worker and the person assisting him to sell the stolen items being examined by the cops. They hoped to recover the stolen items and prevent further crimes by this illegal organization. In August, police raided the homes of the suspects. At an ex-employee’s house, they seized cash amounting to €12,550, which they believed to have come from sales of these stolen electronics.  It was through these machines that it was possible to establish whether the attendant was in receipt of and possibly giving away these items illegally. With this information, investigators could make calculations as to the quantity of items taken away from their owners as well as find out who sold them. These were two suspects who were interviewed by police officers. One was an ex-worker charged with housebreaking, while another one was accused of handling stolen property. They were released on bail awaiting trial.

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Lailuma Sadid is a former diplomat in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Embassy to the kingdom of Belgium, in charge of NATO. She attended the NATO Training courses and speakers for the events at NATO H-Q in Brussels, and also in Nederland, Germany, Estonia, and Azerbaijan. Sadid has is a former Political Reporter for Pajhwok News Agency, covering the London, Conference in 2006 and Lisbon summit in 2010.
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