A gang of alms thieves falls in town churches. The seven detainees had attacked at least 21 temples in Madrid, Salamanca and Toledo, where they stole 20,000 euros.
Thefts from temples in uninhabited Spain have become a kind of criminal trend. Last year, a Cantabrian couple was arrested who stole mites from 93 churches in Cantabria, Asturias and Palencia. Those now detained had 77 kilos of marijuana in their possession when they were arrested.