Police Dismantle Gang That Targeted Tourists

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Guardia Civil agents launched an cognition to detain thieves targeting visitors successful Cal d'Or | Credit: Joan Llado/Shutterstock

The Civil Guard has connected Monday, August 4th, dismantled a criminal pack that targeted visitors and robbed them connected nan beaches of Cala d’Or, successful nan municipality of Santanyí, successful Mallorca. Four people, 3 men and 1 woman, were arrested.

The Civil Guard’s investigation began aft detecting respective thefts successful nan area, starring investigators to fishy that nan pack was involved.

According to nan Balearic Islands Civil Guard Command, nan thieves robbed visitors on nan formation successful Mallorca and past fled nan segment successful rental cars. Once nan suspects were identified, officers partially sealed disconnected nan area wherever they typically committed their crimes. They besides group up checkpoints for their detention.

As a consequence of this operation, nan thieves were detained while driving a conveyance successful Campos, successful which nan 4 suspects, 3 men and a woman, had respective stolen items.

Thieves caught red-handed

In total, officers managed to retrieve 17 compartment phones, astir of them high-end, which had been covered pinch a typical worldly to forestall them from emitting signals to debar their geolocation. They besides recovered a multitude of sunglasses from well-known luxury brands, slope cards, handbags, and 750 euros successful cash.

In a property release, nan Civil Guard constabulary successful Mallorca has recommended visitors not to bring unnecessary valuables to nan beaches, to support their belongings successful sight, to return turns bathing, and to usage discreet backpacks that don’t pull attraction to debar being targeted by thieves.

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