An ATM was ripped from a wall of a branch of the Crédito Agrícola bank near Faro on April 9

The robbery occurred at about 3.30am in the Chelote area of the city and, according to the GNR, the thieves used a stolen digger to rip the machine from the wall before putting it in a stolen van and driving away.

The police found the ATM some hours later abandoned in the area of ​​Guelhim, Santa Bárbara de Nexe.

Police suspect that the robbers may be part of a group that has stolen 20 ATMs in the Algarve and Alentejo. The case is now being investigated by the PJ police.

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