Opportunist thief, 72, finds wallet containing €3.5k and doesn’t hand it in at Mallorca airport

Opportunist thief, 72, finds pockets containing €3.5k and doesn’t hand it in at Mallorca airport

A DISHONEST man discovered a pockets stashed with money at Palma Airport and tried to maintain it earlier than he was caught by the Guardia Civil.

The 72-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for theft after pocketing €3,500.

He admitted to officers that he threw the empty pockets into a rest room garbage bin and saved the cash.

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GUARDIA OFFICERS, PALMA AIRPORT

A passenger passing via airport safety management on Sunday informed authorities that he had misplaced his pockets.

Guardia officers interviewed the person and took a take a look at CCTV footage of the realm.

It confirmed him dropping the pockets as he handed via the safety arch used to scan for steel and harmful objects.

An aged traveller behind him picked it up and saved it for himself.

Cameras caught him red-handed and officers intercepted him whereas he was ready to board a flight for the Spanish mainland.

The deception continued nonetheless when he stated it solely contained €1,500, with officers figuring out it contained much more cash.

They discovered the wallet- empty- within the toilet trash can and requested the 72-year-old if he was telling the reality.

He then produced an additional €500 that he had stashed in his jacket pocket.

The numbers nonetheless didn’t add up and a full search was carried out with the remainder of the stolen money in one other pocket and in addition in his pockets.

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