Police in Greece have arrested two women for allegedly stealing other passengers’ luggage from the baggage claim area in Athens’ international airport.
Airport police said in a statement the two Greek women were arrested last Tuesday evening on suspicion of having stolen at least eight suitcases since November.
Authorities said the women allegedly carried out the thefts after landing on domestic flights.
It said a police search of their home in Athens found suitcases containing clothes, shoes, wallets, hats, purses and eyeglasses, as well as small amounts of cash in various currencies, including Angolan kwanza, Bulgarian lev, Polish zlotys, South African rand, Russian rubles and Swedish krona.T
The two women, who were not identified in accordance with Greek law, were to appear before a prosecutor for a preliminary court hearing.
Earlier this year London police released an image of a man in connection with the theft of a family’s luggage from Gatwick Airport.
The suitcase, which contained Apple gadgets, laptops, house keys, a wallet with bank cards, Sony headphones, and scuba diving equipment, was taken while the family checked in at the airport’s South Terminal.
The man has been described as being in his 30s with a beard. He had been wearing a dark blue jacket, blue jeans, black trainers, and a dark or brown baseball cap.
Police believe he boarded a bus to Crawley after the theft of the suitcase and attempted to use the stolen bank cards in the Langley Green area.
The alleged theft occurred between 11.35am and 11.50 am on 12 December at check-in area A. Officers have since reviewed CCTV footage and are urging the public to help identify the suspect.
