Around 10.30am, a couple were with their young daughter when the two, both Algerian, pulled up on a scooter and used violence in snatching the watch valued at 40,000 euros and the wallet. The robbery was reported to the National Police in Playa de Palma, while a witness gave the police the scooter's number plate .
Later on Sunday, the two were traced to an address in Son Gotleu. The police had obtained a court order to search the property. The two were arrested and appeared in court.
They were remanded in custody, it having been established that they had a police record for similar offences . Both are illegal immigrants. The police say that there will be proceedings for their expulsion , even though deportation to Algeria is currently hampered because of a breakdown in diplomatic relations between Spain and Algeria.
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