Le Figaro Marseille
A matter far from being smoothly conducted.
Thursday in Marseille, a visibly careless thief was caught in the act of receiving a stolen watch and immediately arrested by the police.
The accused had just offered a Rolex declared stolen to plainclothes police officers at an unbeatable price.
According to a police source, this budding fence was wandering the aisles of the Cap Pinède flea market, in the 15th arrondissement of the Marseille city, when he crossed paths with a group of people he thought were market customers.
A common situation in Marseille
He then offered them the opportunity to purchase the luxury watch for the modest sum of 700 euros.
A bargain that these rather special customers will not seize... plainclothes police officers who patrolled the flea market.
The receiver was immediately arrested by the police, who discovered that “his” Rolex had been reported stolen.
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.