British tourist fined for stealing perfume at Palma Airport

A security guard checked the cameras

Guardia Civil officer at Palma Airport, Mallorca

The Guardia Civil arrested the tourist | Photo: Guardia Civil

Andrew EdePalma04/07/2025 09:14

The Guardia Civil report having arrested a 41-year-old British tourist who was observed stealing seven bottles of perfume from a shop at Palma Airport.

On Wednesday, a security guard suspected that some bottles were missing from the shelves. He checked the cameras and saw the man, who was with his wife, take the perfume; the seven bottles had a combined value of €1,056.

The Guardia were informed, and officers located a man who fit the description in the passport area. He confessed to having stolen the perfume and was arrested.

He appeared in court in Palma on Thursday and was handed a two-month sentence that was substituted with a 600 euro fine. The fine was paid and he left the court.

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Zoltan Teglas | 6 days ago

Sage AdviceWhy? What difference does it make? Unless you have some sort of racist agenda.

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Rick | 7 days ago

Crazy that someone that actually commits a real crime gets off with a fine less than some traffic offences.

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Myself | 7 days ago

The Kemster….any of ‘them’? Who are ‘them’? British tourists in general?!!!! 😲

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Myself | 7 days ago

Sage AdviceThe article clearly says “British tourist”. Why would the MDB have his photo?

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Sage Advice | 7 days ago

I would have been interested to know his nationality, and certainly his photo should have been published with this article. Now he can return with impunity knowing no one could ever identify him.

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The Kemster | 8 days ago

You cannot trust any of them. I watched them stealing in Malaga airport as I waited for my wife. I feel sorry for the staff trying to deal with them. They operate in gangs

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