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Man 'hid in case to burgle' Barcelona airport coach | Man 'hid in case to burgle' Barcelona airport coach |
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Spanish police have arrested a man said to have smuggled himself in a case on to Barcelona airport coaches in order to burgle the luggage compartments. | |
An alleged accomplice was also arrested after the first man was found "doubled up almost like a contortionist" inside the case, police said. | An alleged accomplice was also arrested after the first man was found "doubled up almost like a contortionist" inside the case, police said. |
Asked what he was doing, the suitcase man, who wore a head lamp, said he had been unable to pay the coach fare. | Asked what he was doing, the suitcase man, who wore a head lamp, said he had been unable to pay the coach fare. |
Police had been alerted after a string of thefts on the shuttle service. | Police had been alerted after a string of thefts on the shuttle service. |
The alleged burglar was also found with a sharp tool apparently used for opening zips and locks, as well as a small bag and a mobile phone. | The alleged burglar was also found with a sharp tool apparently used for opening zips and locks, as well as a small bag and a mobile phone. |
Warm to the touch | Warm to the touch |
Police believe the man was loaded on to coaches by his accomplice, who would then reclaim him after the 90-minute return trip to Barcelona's Girona airport. | Police believe the man was loaded on to coaches by his accomplice, who would then reclaim him after the 90-minute return trip to Barcelona's Girona airport. |
"Once the trip began, he would get out of the suitcase, search for valuable objects and hide them in a smaller bag he carried with him," regional Catalan police were quoted as saying by AFP news agency. | "Once the trip began, he would get out of the suitcase, search for valuable objects and hide them in a smaller bag he carried with him," regional Catalan police were quoted as saying by AFP news agency. |
But last Friday, Spain's el Periodico newspaper reports, a coach company employee noticed a man struggling to put a heavy suitcase in the hold of a coach and alerted the authorities. | But last Friday, Spain's el Periodico newspaper reports, a coach company employee noticed a man struggling to put a heavy suitcase in the hold of a coach and alerted the authorities. |
Police officers knocked on the case and noticed that it was warm. | Police officers knocked on the case and noticed that it was warm. |
Inside, they found the alleged burglar, who was pouring with sweat. His alleged accomplice had already boarded the coach. | Inside, they found the alleged burglar, who was pouring with sweat. His alleged accomplice had already boarded the coach. |
The two men, both Polish citizens, were arrested for the theft of a laptop and a GPS device, while police are seeking to trace other possible burglary victims. | The two men, both Polish citizens, were arrested for the theft of a laptop and a GPS device, while police are seeking to trace other possible burglary victims. |
El Periodico, which included a diagram of the alleged bus burglary scheme on its Spanish-language website, did not give details of the suitcase man's stature. | El Periodico, which included a diagram of the alleged bus burglary scheme on its Spanish-language website, did not give details of the suitcase man's stature. |
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