Through its profile on the social network Twitter, the agency in charge of law enforcement explained that the coordinated actions are taking place in the city center, in Mixco and in the municipality of San José Pinula.
Parts of the National Civil Police (PNC) and employees of the regional prosecutor’s office are involved in the operations, the facility described, without giving further details.
According to official reports, ATM thieves in this Central American country are always looking for places where there is little human and vehicle traffic.
They then locate the entrances to the store their target is in, and before committing the robbery, cut the power to prevent security cameras from catching them in the act.
Immediately afterwards, using special tools, they open holes to gain access to the machines, which the population denounces in different ways, demanding dismantling.
Polls in Guatemala suggest that ATMs on public roads are the country’s most unsafe locations, while certain authorities point to public transportation.
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