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Mallorca airport suitcase theft: man caught in toilets

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At Palma Airport on Mallorca, a 51-year-old German woman spots a man carrying her suitcase from baggage reclaim into a public toilet on Monday afternoon. She alerts the Guardia Civil. Officers find the 36-year-old in the toilets with the suitcase lock already forced.

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Europa Press

The Guardia Civil says it has arrested him on suspicion of theft and robbery involving force. While identifying him, one officer recognises him as the suspect in the theft of two suitcases worth around €15,000 at the same airport on 13 August. He is due before the judicial authorities at the courts in Palma on Tuesday afternoon.

Topics: Police · Politics · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com