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Two women and a kid who allegedly traveled to Santorini to prey connected tourists person been arrested for allegedly stealing bags and purses from visitors successful the Aegean Sea edifice island’s crowded streets, constabulary said Monday.
A constabulary statement said the suspects were overseas nationals aged 13, 40 and 57, and faced charges for aggravated theft.
Authorities person stepped up information and launched predominant constabulary patrols successful fashionable tourist destinations successful the Aegean islands up of the summertime play when millions of visitors are expected.
The statement said the suspects were arrested Saturday nighttime successful the town of Oia, 1 of Greece’s astir fashionable tourist destinations situated supra the island’s spectacular volcanic caldera.
“The suspects had gone to Santorini with the volition of carrying retired thefts successful locations with ample concentrations of tourists,” the statement said.
A hunt of their residence turned up €9,700 and $900 successful cash, which constabulary confiscated.
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