Published on
16/05/2026 - 13:16 GMT+2
Spain's National Police have led an international operation against the theft of high-end watches, which has culminated in the arrest of 12 people in Naples, in southern Italy. Those detained are part of criminal groups specialising in violently attacking tourists in some of Spain's main tourist hotspots.
The operation, carried out in cooperation with the Italian authorities and coordinated by Europol, forms part of a wider investigation that has already led to the arrest of 31 people in different European countries, underlining the cross-border nature of this type of crime.
Highly organised, specialist gangs
