cables are increasingly targeted by criminals

When a resident of Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne) wants to connect to her computer, she cannot access the internet. Same disappointment when she tries to call with her landline. Since Tuesday May 24, like its neighbours, it has been without a network. In question ? The theft of 200 kilos of underground cables from the operator Orange.

Everywhere in France, thefts are increasing. In Brittany, last week, a town was cut off from the world and businesses were shut down. A few days ago, the city of Orléans (Loiret) was the victim of a theft of one kilometer of cables. Result, no more trains for several hours for the municipality… What interests the criminals is the copper inside the cables, the price of which has exploded: +21% in one year. To steal them, thieves rush through trapdoors, cut the cables and sometimes unroll them over several kilometres.