As the "Neue Nidwaldner Zeitung" reported in an article today, the two robbers were arrested on November 2. The police stopped the car of the two men from Hungary in Stans following a tip-off from the public. An attentive Buoch resident had observed how the two men had attempted to steal a valuable mountain bike. In the course of the investigation, the two men from Hungary were found to have committed various thefts of expensive bicycles in central Switzerland. They had specialized in high-quality mountain bikes, which they resold in their home country.

As the Neue Nidwaldner Zeitung writes, the police have indications that other groups of criminals are on the move, targeting expensive bicycles. They are asking the public to take precautions and report suspicious cases.The case that has now come to light confirms the suspicions that the police and bicycle industry have already expressed on several occasions. In the October issue of "Ride Business", Scott Vice President Pascal Ducrot and the cantonal police forces of Zurich and Thurgau already suspected that professional foreign gangs could be behind numerous bike thefts. Over the course of last summer, the frequent thefts of high-end mountain bikes from specialist stores and private households made headlines on several occasions.However, the current wave of thefts also shows how the status of bikes has changed. Professional thieves only steal what is of high value and prestige. A few years ago, the image of bicycles was not yet high enough to make them attractive enough prey.

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