Big income for pickpocketwho by his illicit activities managed to pocket huge amounts, which far exceeded the average salary of an honest citizen. The latest investigation carried out by prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Venice has revealed some disturbing data: depending on the case, thieves roaming the main streets of Italian cities manage to make off with up to 2,500 euros. Not per month. Per day. In fact, this is their goal.
It is known that the situation has now reached a point of no return. Reports coming from lagoon city talk about that 23 precautions and 20 women were ultimately investigated. These are very young pickpockets, the oldest of whom has not yet reached 27 years of age. They all have Bosnian or Croatian citizenship. According to what was reported by investigators, the recent operation resulted in the recovery of looted goods of around 50 thousand euros, obtained thanks to 32 episodes of theft. These are the results obtained by the police after months of investigation.
This gives an idea of how deeply rooted this phenomenon is now in the city of Venice, which is visited by tourists every day. It is the perfect hunting ground for pickpockets, who do not disdain big cities like Milan and Rome. A well-structured organization operates in Venice, and the results are obvious. Among other things, opposing this phenomenon is actually dangerous. Harassment and violence even occur between the same group of thieves. In fact, older women control younger women, and they do, as reported Free Every Day, through “violence, threats, beatings, humiliation and slavery”. The real leader of the group, who forces the youngest to reach the roof 2,500 euros per day income. Woe to you if you don’t reach that number, in some cases there are slaps, punches and even worse.
Among the places most frequently visited by thieves, we remember the historic center of Venice, Santa Lucia train station, Mestre station
and of course public transportation such as buses and trains. Pickpockets are often accompanied by manwhose job is to protect them and look after the children, waiting for the mothers to return.
