With the arrival of good weather and the tourist season, France has launched a strong warning to its citizens: extreme caution if they travel on the AP-7 highway in Catalonia, one of the most traveled roads by Gauling tourists heading for the Mediterranean sun. According to French media, the AP-7 has become a “hunting for thieves” that they use increasingly sophisticated techniques to assault drivers.
“The AP-7 highway, which connects the French border with Barcelona, has become a hunting point for organized thieves,” writes the journalist Khalil Bouguerra in an article published on May 30 the text, which circulates widely on social networks, denounces a wave of robberies and scams especially addressed to foreign tourists.
“Driving for the AP-7 of France to Spain is like navigating a sea infested with pirates. This highway, which goes from the French border to Barcelona, attracts tourists in search of the Catalan sun, but also to bands of organized thieves who have discovered a bargain,” says the medium.
The journalist describes in detail how criminals use false breakdowns to deceive drivers. “An accomplice approaches the driver, becoming the good Samaritan with a reassuring smile, and invites him to go down to check it. While the victim examines his wheel, another thief sneaks discreetly in the car to steal bags, wallets or phones.”
Another critical point are the gas stations: “While you rest, an accomplice takes advantage of a badly closed door to sneak into the cabin. In seconds, your belongings disappear.”
The Catalan authorities, meanwhile, have reinforced security with more patrols and cameras, but the French media insist that the bands act quickly, frequently change vehicles and know well the blind spots of the system. Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, They recommend not stopping except in cases of emergency and keep the vehicle closed even in short stops.
