Young criminals snared

A YOUTH gang has been rounded up by the Guardia Civil in San Javier after committing at least 50 offences and causing a mini-crimewave.

Ten people have been arrested with the two ring-leaders remanded in custody. Charges include robbery with force, theft, causing injuries and breach of sentence. Investigations started earlier in the year after a significant rise in robberies across the Mar Menor area. The gang targeted vehicles and buildings as well as robbing elderly and vulnerable people.

A DISTRIBUTION network involving thousands of fake watches has been busted. The bogus timepieces were dispatched along the Costa Blanca to street sellers in popular tourist areas like Altea, Calpe, and Benidorm.

A couple ran the scam out of Guardamar del Segura, with dealers arriving to pay for what they wanted or the distributors could personally

Out of time

bring stocks to them.

Police visited the address and found 79 high-end counterfeit watches in one of the cars parked outside their property. An entry and search warrant was executed with 4,000 fakes discovered in the home.