Smartphones stolen in Barcelona turn up in Marrakesh
(WorldNews Spain)

Every day, in Barcelona alone, more than 330 thefts of mobiles are recorded, Catalonian daily La Vanguardia reported. An average of 450 thefts are recorded by the police daily. More than half of those thefts take place in the streets of Ciutat Vella. And in 75 percent of the cases, a smartphone is the object sought after by the thief. Criminals discovered long ago that it is a lot more profitable to steal a mobile than a wallet, and even a lot easier. Tourists use their mobiles as cameras, and with a value in many cases around a thousand euros, a mobile device is carried around with open nonchalance and hardly any precautions. A coveted object displayed in public, can be snatched in only a...