Agents of the National Police in Arrecife managed to identify last February 6, a 49-year-old man, of British nationality, as the alleged perpetrator of the theft of material valued at approximately 75,000 euros inside a luxury yacht docked in the marina of the Lanzarotean capital.
The events date back to the early hours of January 8, when a hooded individual accessed pier H of the Marina de Arrecife, where the yacht was moored. According to the investigation, the perpetrator managed to get inside the boat after climbing through one of the locks, meticulously stealing various high-value material, among which were customized fishing rods and high-end foil boards.
With the aim of hindering his identification, the alleged perpetrator left the scene in a passenger car without distinctive features, whose license plates had been hidden by means of an external element.
After a work of compilation and analysis of images from security cameras and traffic control devices in the town, the investigators located a recording far from the port in which the suspect was observed removing the element that covered the license plate before leaving Arrecife in the direction of Costa Teguise.
This clue allowed to identify the vehicle as a rental car with French license plate, which had been transported by ferry from Cadiz the day before the robbery.
During the investigation, it could be determined that the suspect did not stay overnight in any hotel establishment and left the island the day after committing the acts.
Once identified, the agents verified that it was a former crew member of the affected yacht, a circumstance that would explain the precise knowledge both of the stolen effects as well as of the internal distribution of the vessel.
The National Police has submitted the result of the investigation to the competent Judicial Authority, and is currently awaiting the issuance of an international search warrant, as the investigated party is found outside national territory, presumably in the United Kingdom.
Likewise, the owner of the affected company, residing in the United States, would have published on social media a financial reward for any relevant information that leads to the full clarification of the facts, which could reinforce the impetus of the private prosecution in court. The investigation remains open.
