British bobbies on overseas duty

13 Aug 2015  2038 | World Travel News

MADRID  Two British police officers are patrolling the notorious tourists strips on the Balearic Islands resorts of Magaluf and San Antonio with Spanish police colleagues.
It is part of a two-week trial aimed at checking disorderly British revellers.
Magaluf in Majorca attracts hundreds of thousands of British tourists each year on package holidays, lured by the promise of easy sex and plentiful alcohol, while Ibiza’s San Antonio also has a reputation for hedonism.
Two police officers from Britain’s West Midlands force help with investigations involving Britons as victims, witnesses or offenders, according to the force and Spain’s Guardia Civil.


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inside no 10An estimated 85% of visitors to Magaluf come from Britain and Ireland, most on cheap package holidays that involve taking part in “pub crawls” along strips of bars.
The resort made global headlines last year after a video showing a young woman performing oral sex on several men on the dance floor of a nightclub went viral.
Local authorities subsequently introduced new rules regulating pub crawls and have also banned “balconing” — jumping from one apartment balcony to another or into a swimming pool — after several deaths in recent years.
“This trial reflects the close cooperation between our two countries on policing and security matters,” said Britain’s ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley.
“The presence of UK police officers reminds British holidaymakers of the importance of respecting local laws and customs, ensuring that everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday, free from trouble and crime.”
Spain already carries out international patrols in tourist areas in cooperation with police from Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Morocco, according to the Guardia Civil.
British police visited Thailand, earlier this year, to assist in evaluating evidence collected at the scene of the Ko Tao murders. Two UK tourists were brutally murdered on a beach at the popular tourist island famous for its scuba diving. Two migrant workers from Myanmar are now on trial accused of the gruesome murders.

sourced:ttrweekly.com 

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