The National Police arrested three people Romanian origintwo women aged 22 and 26 and a man aged 28, for stealing numerous items from stores in the Menorca Airport. In total, they stole up to 175 packets of tobacco, several mobile phones and prepaid SIM cards, a bank card in the name of a third party and other small items.
The method used by these three people was buy a low value ticket and after obtaining the boarding pass, they entered the restricted boarding area of the airport. Once there, the thieves entered the store and put all the items they wanted to steal into large bags containing all the items they wanted to steal.
After the theft, they surrendered leaving the airport, passing through the arrivals area like any other tourist, with their suitcases. This act would have been committed on several occasions.
The approximate value of the 175 packets of tobacco would be approximately 2,275 eurosincreasing the money they were carrying to around 500 euros and
at 2,320 pounds sterling, which at the exchange rate would be approximately 2,782 euros. Adding all this up would give a value of 3,280 euros in cash and 2,275 euros for the value of the tobacco, to which we would have to add the value
small objects.
In the context of various police checks based on various requirements of the authorities of other countries regarding one of the people staying in one of the hotels in the town of Maóagents of the National Police and more specifically of the Information Group, were able to verify that there were three people residing in a hotel in the town of Maó, one of them being prohibited from entering Spain.
Thus, they brought all this to the attention of the Judicial Police Group, of the National Police Station of Maó, establishing different surveillance and control devices in collaboration with Citizen Security, which led them to the airport of Menorca , knowing that in recent days a large quantity of tobacco had been stolen, as well as various small objects, all from one of the stores of the said establishment.
Subsequently, thanks to various police investigations, it was possible
verify paternity, which resulted at the end of last week and
by the Citizen Security components of the National Police
the arrest of three people.
During the weekend, they were placed at the disposal of the Judicial Authority, which decreed the imprisonment of all.
