On the Costa del Sol, our friend went up to a stall and, out of curiosity, picked up a fake Hermes bracelet. “No madam,” said a man behind her. “Not for purchase.
” Surprised, she looked round — at which point he produced a big police badge. Irish people like us who spend time down here had been wondering what the departure of the Kinahans meant for policing on the Costa when news came that they had moved against the Hutches. As we strolled along the seafront, we had assumed they were too busy investigating serious crime to be bothered about the selling of fake accessories.
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