No 480
Monday, 29th July, 2013
LOOKING AT ‘THE LOOKIE LOOKIE’ MEN
Tel: 96 673 0057
Whilst the streets of Torrevieja may have a higher visual presence of law enforcers to try and stamp out the illegal street traders, a whole investigation is going on behind the scenes to find out what motivates the “lookie lookie” man, why he is so drawn to Torrevieja, and what exactly can be made from the sales of counterfeited goods. There was a time, only a couple of years ago, when the situation
had been brought under control, but recent ignorance of their activities have led to an intolerable position in the city of Torrevieja, leading to riots, assaults and countless people reporting they are too scared to even walk the streets anymore, as the lack of policing was so apparent. Although there is seldom a time when one of these sellers isn´t visible on the streets, unless of course you are a CCTV operator in Torrevieja, for whom they appear to be invisible, there is allegedly a whole network behind what we see on the ground, with less than a dozen Continued on Page 2