Brits buying sunglasses, handbags and selfie-sticks from Majorca beach sellers to face whopping £700 fines
The move comes after cops on the holiday island seized more than 8,300 bogus items estimated to have a street value of nearly £2 million
BRITS caught buying dodgy sunglasses and fake clothes in Majorca are to be hit with massive £700 fines after the island was flooded with bogus goods.
Cops in the Spanish holiday resort are to hammer those caught buying off illegal beach sellers after they seized millions of pounds worth of sham items from crime bosses.
Footage shows police in Palma unpacking boxes packed with handbags, flip flops, sunglasses and copies of top selling brands including Adidas, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Armani.
The video was taken after police dismantled a highly-organised gang distributing material to illegal sellers targeting tourist towns including Magaluf.
The operation involved searching 60 different vehicles and the confiscation of 8,300 items estimated to have a street value of nearly £2 million.
The head of the island’s Citizens Safety Commission, Angelica Pastor, announced the hefty new fines as part of new measures to clean up Majorca's image.