
A 52-year-old man in Almuñécar is under investigation by the Guardia Civil, suspected of stealing a mobile phone worth over 1,000 euros.
July last year saw Salobreña perturbed by a of bag-snatching episode in the centre of town, carried out with marked violence.
On average, ten smart phones are stolen every day in the city of Granada. The Policia Nacional arrested 52 people there during the first three months of the year for mobile thefts.