Euro Weekly News | Rolex gang detained in Torremolinos | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "GANG of suspected thieves that targeted more than 40 elderly tourists in the Costa del Sol for their Rolex watches has been taken into custody. Torremolinos police arrested four people, most of them Italian, in an operation codenamed Herculano, which began in May in Torremolinos, when a man reported his watch had been stolen, just one of at least 40 similar cases.
One of the detainees was arrested at Malaga Airport when she intended to flee the country, and five gold watches were found on her person. Other watches, mostly Rolex, were found during a search, as well as large amounts of cash. All of the watches had had the straps broken thought to have occurred when they were stolen.
The attacks were carefully planned and carried out mainly in Estepona, Torremolinos, Benalmadena and Fuengirola, targeting elderly tourists. Some of the victims were injured in the violent attacks.
The thieves could also distinguish whether the Rolex were fakes, and after the robberies, they would head to Naples to sell them."
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