> How often is that actually happening? Often enough. One gang alone took 18 raids in about two years, making about 1.5 million euros [1] - it's about once a m

> How often is that actually happening? Often enough. One gang alone took 18 raids in about two years, making about 1.5 million euros [1] - it's about once a month the police actually bother to make a report. Even if one assumes they can get only half the price due to no heritage, 750k for 12 people tax-free, that's more than even experienced developers can net in a year. > It seems just a little insane for someone to be casually walking around with a half million dollar watch on their wrist and some thief just happens to know "Hey, that looks like a half million dollar watch!" That's the thing. Munich has a ton of luxury shops for obscenely rich tourists, a good scout is all it needs. Quite some victims actually didn't have insurance. [1] https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/banden-reissen-in-muenchen-uhren-vom-handgelenk-festnahme,UJGRl8q https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/banden-reissen-in-muenc...