Cops Bust Criminal Gang of Airport Workers Caught Stealing Valuable Items Out Of Travellers' Luggage

Nearly 40 Spanish airport workers have been arrested or placed under investigation on suspicion of stealing valuables from travellers' suitcases in a new police operation.

In December police in Tenerife announced they had arrested 14 people on suspicion of stealing millions of pounds worth of jewellery, phones and cash from holidaymakers' luggage.

Overnight, detectives in Madrid went public with their operation at the city's busy international airport, revealing 16 workers had been arrested and another 22 were under investigation as part of an ongoing criminal probe.