Crackdown On Looky Looky Men In Puerto Banus – a police initiative to reduce the number of street vendors selling illegal goods has been hailed a success

Crackdown On Looky Looky Men In Puerto Banus

Business owners in Puerto Banus are describing efforts by the police to crack down on looky looky men as a success.  The police have been actively working to deter the looky looky men, who sell counterfeit handbags, shades, and clothing.  90% of local business owners said that they are satisfied with the result.

Plain Clothes Police

A team of plain clothes police officers  have been responsible for patrolling the port area and removing the illegal street sellers.  60% of local shop owners in Puerto Banus now say that the numbers of looky looky men are minimal, whilst 30% said they thought that the threat was now “non existent”.

Written by Dave James 

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