COPS have arrested two British men in Ibiza for allegedly robbing a £105,000 watch from a tourist.
The pair were held along with a Frenchman after the victim was robbed outside of a bar in a “high-end” area of the island capital.
Corbis – GettyTwo Brits have been arrested for alleged watch snatching in Ibiza[/caption]
The holidaymaker, whose nationality has not been made public, told cops the attackers cut his wrist so they could snatch the expensive timepiece.
A spokesman for the National Police in Ibiza said: “National Police officers in Ibiza, from the UDEV unit which specialists in tackling specialised and violent crime, have arrested two British men and a Frenchman aged 34, 23, and 21, on suspicion of belonging to a criminal gang, robbery and forgery.
“The incident that led to their arrests last Sunday occurred on Thursday, July 4 when a robbery victim reported the theft of a watch worth £105,000.
“The tourist said he had been surrounded by a group of people of North African origin as he left a bar and they had cut his wrist to take the watch.”
The incident is believed to be the first of its kind involving British criminals in Ibiza, as designer watch muggings are normally the work of Italian gangs from Naples, Moroccans and occasionally eastern Europeans.
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