Spanish Police Arrest 14 Airport Workers After Items Go Missing From Checked-In Luggage

Spanish Police Arrest 14 Airport Workers After Items Go Missing From Checked-In Luggage
Items stolen from suitcases are displayed on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain, in a photo provided on Dec. 15, 2023. Guardia Civil via AP
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MADRID—Fourteen workers at one of Spain’s main airports for tourists were arrested on suspicion of stealing items from checked-in luggage, police said Friday.

Police seized allegedly stolen items worth almost 2 million euros ($2.2 million), including around 13,000 euros ($14,000) in cash, from the group of employees at the largest airport in Tenerife, in Spain’s Canary Islands, a statement said. Another 20 airport employees are under investigation in the same case.