Police in Jaén have arrested nine people over suspected raids on jewellery shops at Jaén Plaza, with losses close to 2 million euros. The operation targeted a suspected criminal organisation accused of 53 offences, including an attack on the shopping centre in the early hours of 26 February. According to investigators, several offenders forced their way into Jaén Plaza at night and broke the glass of jewellery stores. The investigation linked the February raids to an organised group based in the Community of Valencia. One suspect was arrested in Bailén, while seven more were detained in Valencia and another in Murcia. Five people, including the two alleged leaders, have already been sent to prison by a court order. Police say the alleged gang specialised in alunizajes, forcing entry by using vehicles, as well as explosive assaults on cash machines. One method described by investigators is “pizza slide”, used to attack automated teller machines. Investigators also attribute armed robberies to the same network at distribution centres for electronic devices. In those cases, workers were allegedly threatened with knives as the offenders took products worth 500,000 euros. The arrests were made as part of an inquiry that began in December 2025, when a jewellery shop at a shopping centre in Sagunto suffered an alunizaje. Police said three high-end vehicles were used to steal jewellery worth 217,000 euros. The nine suspects are being investigated for alleged membership of a criminal group, burglary with force, robbery with violence, illegal weapons possession, damage, document forgery, and offences related to road safety and public health. Police say the operation is continuing and further arrests are not ruled out.