Marseille: he offers to resell ‘his’ stolen Rolex to police officers at a flea market. The accused had just offered a Rolex declared stolen to plainclothes police officers.
This situation, which makes one smile, is in reality common in Marseille. “This happens to us several times a year. We are often offered narcotics undercover,” says a source close to the matter very seriously. The receiver was immediately arrested by the police, who discovered that “his” Rolex had been reported stolen.