The Agents were carrying out a verification point in the area of Santiago del Teide, when they surprised the now detained dividing the loot stolen from their victims.
The detainees used the “two euro” method, which consists of requesting change from tourists in order to see where they kept their wallets, using an older person as a hook, who requested change for two euro coins, another for They marked where the tourist carried the wallet, so that a third party using the hug method or with a simple stumble could steal it.
The agents have recovered an amount close to four hundred euros, which had been stolen from two German tourists at a viewpoint in Buenavista del Norte.
The detainees had a history of similar events, and several investigations of address and whereabouts of the Arona Courts weighed on them.