No-frills airlines and Europe’s free travel rules are being exploited by Romanian gangs to target Britain, it was revealed yesterday. Up to 240 crime networks have been identified in the country by Europol, the European criminal intelligence agency. Its director Rob Wainwright said crooks are using low-cost airlines to target cities for one-day sprees. Airport: Criminals are flying in and out of a country in just one day, Europol's director has said (file picture) Romanian and Bulgarian gangs are thought responsible for 90 per cent of all European card-skimming crimes Thieves, credit card fraudsters and pickpockets buy cheap tickets to fly in and out in just a few hours.
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Europol director Rob Wainwright says the gangs are active across Europe
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Exploit low-cost airlines by targeting city and getting 'back in time for tea'
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He said police cooperation is needed to halt the crime wave
foreign minister has called for Romanians and  @placeholder to be stopped