Lisbon's capital of pickpockets. Their average daily earnings are 3,000 euro

Last year, the police detained 149 pockets in Lisbon in the act. A special group of officers pretending to be tourists contributed to their approach.

According to CM television, as part of the unit established under the name FC3 for combating universal in the capital's agglomeration of pocket money, it was included last year. by 43 percent more thieves than in 2023.

As specified by the commissioner of the Portuguese police, Sergio Soares, a special unit for fighting thieves in Lisbon pretends to be tourists to consciously become a target and catch them in the act.

Soares explained that among organized criminal groups there are “traveling gangs”, operating in many European cities. Their composition, he added, includes Romania citizens.

Soares explained that the average daily “earnings” of the pickpocket in Lisbon may exceed 3,000. euro.

In January, the policemen managed to include Lisbon, recognized as the oldest experience,. A 62-year-old man known for years under the pseudonym “King of Trams” has been specializing for several decades in theft in full of tourists Lisbon trams No. 28, 12 and 15.

Convicted many times for robbing passengers of trams, the criminal was considered a member of the so -called a gang of pensioners, which also belonged to, among others Independents known to the police under the pseudonyms “Brzuczacz”, “Trainer”, “Żul”, “Santana”, as well as “Psia Morda”.

From Lisbon Marcin Zatyka (PAP)

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